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Amazing astronaut Tim Peake tells us about scoffing cakes in space<\/a>, drinking his own wee and why aliens are definitely real! Learn all this and more in our Tim Peake interview…<\/p>\n\n\n

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Who is Tim Peake?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Name<\/strong>: Tim Peake
Born<\/strong>: 7 April 1972
Famous for<\/strong>: Being the first British ESA astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS)
Previous jobs<\/strong>: Tim was a Major in the British Army before becoming a helicopter test pilot
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Tim ran the London Marathon while he was in space \u2013 using the ISS treadmill!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

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Tim Peake interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NGK: Hi Tim! What does blastoff feel like? Is it scary?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim: Launch is honestly the most exciting thing ever<\/strong>! By the time you get to sit at the top of a rocket you’ve been training for six years<\/strong> and have dealt with all your fear<\/strong>, so you’re just bursting to get going<\/strong>. There’s this immense power<\/strong> underneath you and, as the rocket lifts off, the feeling of acceleration<\/strong> and the noise <\/strong>are unbelievable<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How long did it take you to reach the International Space Station (ISS)?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After just 8 minutes 48 seconds<\/strong> we reach 200km<\/strong> (space<\/strong> starts at 100km<\/strong>) \u2013 and go into orbit<\/strong> around Earth<\/strong>. There’s an amazing sensation as everything calms down<\/strong> and goes quiet<\/strong>, and you experience weightlessness<\/strong>. The craft then has to get up to 400km<\/strong>, where the ISS<\/strong> is in orbit<\/strong>, and dock<\/strong>. This takes about six hours<\/strong>, and four orbits<\/strong> of the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyone can juggle in space!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How did the other astronauts greet you when you arrived at the ISS?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s such a warm feeling<\/strong> when you meet your crew mates<\/strong> again \u2013 we all trained together<\/strong> down on the ground so we know each other very well<\/strong>. When we first arrive there are lots of jobs to do \u2013 unpacking<\/strong>, putting vital cargo<\/strong> in the freezers<\/strong> and fridges<\/strong>, and a press conference<\/strong>. But then there’s a moment where that all stops, the cameras are switched off<\/strong> and all six of us <\/strong>just go and have dinner<\/strong> in the Russian segment \u2013 that’s when it’s a bit of a party<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n

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WHAT IS THE ISS?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The International Space Station is a huge microgravity laboratory in orbit 400km above Earth. Built in stages, the first component launched in 1998 and astronauts from all over the world have been living on board since 2000.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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What was the first thing you ate in space?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My commander had put a bacon sarnie<\/strong> in the food warmer for me while we were waiting to board!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yum! Did you wash it down with a nice cup of tea?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wouldn’t say nice<\/em>! Tea<\/strong> comes in foil pouches<\/strong> with creamer<\/strong> and sugar<\/strong> inside. You add hot water <\/strong>and it goes through various stages \u2013 it’s very weak<\/strong> and hot<\/strong> to begin with, half-way<\/strong> through<\/strong> it’s alright<\/strong>, and at the end you’re basically sucking<\/strong> on a tea bag<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Experiments on the ISS are designed to benefit people back on Earth. Here, Tim tests his airways to help people with asthma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ew! What’s it like to see the Earth<\/a> from space?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What really strikes you is what a beautiful planet<\/strong> it is! First you notice the blues<\/strong> and greens<\/strong>, and the orange<\/strong> of the deserts<\/strong>. And the longer you’re up there, the more detail you start to pick out \u2013 glaciers<\/strong>, volcanoes<\/strong> and mountain ranges<\/strong>. In the daytime<\/strong>, you don’t see any signs<\/strong> of human habitation<\/strong>, but at night<\/strong> the lights<\/strong> of towns<\/strong> and cities<\/strong> come on and it’s exactly the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n

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DID YOU KNOW…?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Astronauts are like human guinea pigs \u2013 loads of the experiments they do are on their own bodies!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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The ISS goes around the Earth once every 92 minutes. That’s so quick! Does it seem fast when you’re on board?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh yeah it does \u2013 so fast<\/strong>! But what’s really spooky is there’s no sound<\/strong>. With transport<\/strong> on Earth<\/strong>, there are noises<\/strong> or vibrations<\/strong>, so you’re aware there’s some force<\/strong> that’s making you go fast. But on the ISS<\/strong> you’re just gliding, silently<\/strong>, at 27,580kmph<\/strong>! It takes a while to get used to \u2013 at the start of the mission I wanted to take some photos<\/strong> of the UK<\/strong>. We were over Brazil<\/a><\/strong> at the time so I went and had lunch thinking I’d have ages<\/strong>, but by the time I got back we were already over the Himalayas<\/strong> and I’d completely missed northern Europe<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tim gets ready for a spacewalk!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Haha! Did your training prepare you for the reality of life in space?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s an almost exact replica<\/strong> of the ISS<\/strong> at the Johnson Space Center<\/strong> in Houston<\/strong>, USA<\/a><\/strong>, and we’d go there at 7am<\/strong> and run through<\/strong> a day in space<\/strong> as if we were really there. It was so useful. The most fun part was the spacewalk training<\/strong> \u2013 we’d spend six hours underwater<\/strong> in our suits in a swimming pool <\/strong>practising!<\/p>\n\n\n

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During your 186 days in space you conducted over 250 experiments! Which one was your fave?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was a tray of sticky<\/strong> ‘aerogel<\/strong>‘ that had been outside<\/strong> the ISS for a year capturing<\/strong> tiny micro-meteorites<\/strong> that are flying around the solar system. We brought it inside to analyse<\/strong> and were excited to find organic compounds<\/strong> \u2013 so the building blocks of life<\/strong>. Potentially this is the same stuff that seeded life on Earth<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spacewalk lessons in the practice pool!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Do you get any time to relax between all the experiments?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don’t get much \u2013 you’re up there to work<\/strong>. So we work hard! On Sundays<\/strong> we’d talk to our families for a bit on video calls<\/strong>, or take photos<\/strong>, and there’s a guitar<\/strong> and a keyboard<\/strong> up there. On special occasions the crew might watch a movie<\/strong> together \u2013 we saw Star Wars The Force Awakens<\/strong><\/em>! We even watched Alien<\/strong><\/em>, a horror film<\/strong> set in space<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Scary! Talking of aliens, do you think there might be some out there?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Absolutely, yeah<\/strong>! We’ve already identified<\/strong> with a telescope thousands<\/strong> of planets<\/strong> that we think could sustain life<\/strong> of some form or other. And that’s just life that we are basing on ourselves<\/strong> \u2013 carbon-based life forms<\/strong> that need water<\/strong> to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spacewalking was the most challenging and risky part of Tim’s mission \u2013 but also the most fun!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Will we ever meet them?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two things that are against<\/em> us are time<\/strong> and distance<\/strong>. If our short time<\/strong> span<\/strong> doesn’t overlap<\/strong> with any other intelligent life form’s time span<\/strong>, we could miss<\/strong> each other by billions<\/strong> of years<\/strong>! And we may be so far away from them that we we’d never be able to make contact anyway.
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DID YOU KNOW…?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of his astronaut training, Tim spent seven nights in a cave and 12 days underwater! (Which prepared him well for lockdown, too!)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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A new fragrance has just launched that’s said to smell like space. What on earth<\/em> does space smell like?!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s not particularly pleasant! Some people say It’s like burnt toast<\/strong> or BBQ beef<\/strong>, but to me it smells like scorched electricity<\/strong> \u2013 like a spark of static<\/strong> when you take off a jumper. We don’t smell it that often \u2013 only if we’re returning from a space walk<\/strong> and open the airlock<\/strong> \u2013 then you suddenly get that whiff of space<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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How exactly do you go to the toilet in space?! And what happens to the, er, waste?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s all about keeping things flowing in the right direction<\/strong>! We have a hose we pee<\/strong> into which sucks the liquid<\/strong> into a container<\/strong>. Then it goes through a brilliant system of filtration<\/strong> and purification<\/strong> and, within about 36 hours<\/strong>, almost 90%<\/strong> of it is back as drinking water<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tim enjoying some rare downtime!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wow!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For number twos we have a bag<\/strong> that’s perforated<\/strong> like a tea bag<\/strong> with millions <\/strong>of minuscule<\/strong> holes<\/strong> so that the air can flow<\/strong> through, but no solids<\/strong>. So your waste moves in the right direction. Then we close the bags<\/strong>, pop them into a container and when that’s full it goes into the cargo vehicle<\/strong> which is sent back towards Earth and burns up on re-entry<\/strong> into our atmosphere<\/strong>. So when you’re wishing upon a shooting star<\/strong>, it may actually be\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n

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Astronaut poop! Ha! What were the best types of space food you ate?!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In space, food doesn’t sink to the bottom of your stomach<\/strong>, so you feel full<\/strong> more quickly<\/strong>. That makes it harder<\/strong> to maintain your bodyweight<\/strong>, so we’re encouraged to eat more<\/strong> \u2013 and there are loads of sweet treats<\/strong> to enjoy. After dinner we have desserts<\/strong> like sticky toffee pie<\/strong>, maple muffin pancakes<\/strong> and rhubarb crumble<\/strong>. They’re all in foil packets that we heat up but they taste fantastic<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n

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DID YOU KNOW…?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spacesuits work as mini Space Stations \u2013 they provide oxygen and water and keep astronauts cool and safe from radiation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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Yum! In space, you need to exercise everyday. But it’s not because of all the puddings is it?!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No! Because our bodies<\/strong> are so brilliant, they quickly adjust<\/strong> to being in a weightless environment<\/strong>. So rather than getting sick, your body<\/strong> starts changing<\/strong>, turning itself into the perfect<\/strong> body<\/strong> for weightlessness<\/strong>. It doesn’t need muscles<\/strong>, so the muscles become weaker<\/strong> and shrink<\/strong>. It doesn’t need bones<\/strong>, so they lose density<\/strong>. Of course, we don’t want that to happen \u2013 we need to remain fit<\/strong> for coming back<\/strong> to Earth<\/strong> \u2013 and that’s why we have to exercise<\/strong>, to maintain our heart muscle size<\/strong>, muscle mass and bone density<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tim travelled back to Earth on this Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When you got back to Earth, how long did it take your body to become normal again?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first 48 hours<\/strong> I really didn’t feel very well<\/strong>. I had vertigo<\/strong>, my head was spinning<\/strong> and my balance wasn’t quite right<\/strong>. But once I got used to gravity<\/strong> again I felt fine \u2013 I could walk <\/strong>and was strong enough<\/strong> to do everyday activities<\/strong>. But it took about two months<\/strong> to get back to the same level of fitness I had before left<\/strong> \u2013 although the flight surgeons say it takes six months. They say that for every day you spend in space<\/strong> you need a day of rehabilitation<\/strong> back on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n

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TOP TIP!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because sunlight reflects off its solar panels, the ISS is the third brightest object in the night sky and is easy to spot if you’re looking in the right place at the right time. Check out spotthestation.nasa.gov<\/a> to find out more!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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And finally, if you could live on any other planet, which would you choose?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mars<\/a><\/strong>! It’s the most fascinating planet<\/strong> in the solar system<\/strong> other than Earth. It’s got massive canyons<\/strong> and huge volcanoes<\/a><\/strong>, it once had a liquid ocean<\/strong>, and there’s enough ice<\/strong> on Mars to cover the entire planet in water<\/strong>! I think Mars has got some fascinating stories<\/strong> to tell, and hopefully, in my lifetime, we’ll be able to unlock some of the secrets<\/strong> that the planet holds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s hope so. Thanks for chatting, Tim!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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