After countless hours of training, British astronaut Tim Peake stepped out of the airlock aboard the International Space Station on Friday — and boldly took a selfie.
“Today’s exhilarating #spacewalk will be etched in my memory forever — quite an incredible feeling!” he said, later posting the photo to Twitter.
Today’s exhilarating #spacewalk will be etched in my memory forever – quite an incredible feeling! pic.twitter.com/84Dn3gHA70
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) January 15, 2016
The photo showed almost the entirety of Planet Earth in the reflection of his helmet, part of the ISS and his fellow astronaut accompanying him on the walk, Tim Kopra. Read more…
