British astronaut Major Tim Peake (pictured above) has been announced by the European Space Agency. He was the one who launched to the International Space Station (ISS), on 15th Dec. The British astronaut Tim Peake will join Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra. He’ll be orbiting Earth from 173 day until 2016. June. Three astronauts, including a small Soyuz TMA M spacecraft operated by Roscosmos, will take off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Broadcast: BBC launches VR game Major Peake’s missions inspired them to start a search for major VR games, Broadcast reports. BBC Learning wants to hear from people who have an idea of Peake’s experience. ESA astronaut Tim Peake, commander-cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra standing in front of a Soyuz satellite. Tim is a former Army helicopter pitlot and will be traveling on the left side of the capsule as Yuri’s copilot. Six other astronauts will be waiting to meet them at ISS. Image: www.eas.int. Major Peakes, as part of his training will conduct a VR simulation to prepare for emergencies while also conducting a spacewalk outside the station. BBC Learning is inviting you to submit a tender for a virtual reality game. It will be compatible with both an Android or iOS mobile app and VR headset. According to the BBC, Major Peake will complete the longest European Space Agency mission yet. There is still much to be done before the launch. The spacemen must undergo a series of physical and medical tests, as well as review their plans to travel to the ISS for six hours. Three astronauts were at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan just before their flight to the International Space Station. Image: www.esa.int. They’ll be living in semi-quarantined conditions until December th. This will prevent them from coming into contact with any other humans. Principia is Major Peake’s mission. The mission was named Principia after the text of Sir Isaac Newton that outlined gravity and motion. His experiments will include the growth of blood vessels cells, protein crystals, and testing on metals. The European Space Agency says that this mission will place a particular emphasis on education. Peake, Malenchenko and Kopra stand behind the Sokol suits that they’ll be wearing on launch day. Two weeks prior to blast off, Soyuz astronauts will be able to test their suits and spacecraft. Every suit and seat in the spacecraft is custom-made to ensure safety and comfort. NASA claims that many of the spacecraft experiments conducted by astronauts will be beneficial to Earth and future crews. NASA stated: “Finally the crew is packing Soyuz TMA M the spacecraft prior to its undocking Dec. 11.. ESA Video – The Soyuz crew will return Expedition members Lindgren and Soyuz Commander OlegKononenko to Japan. This 2013 ESA clip explains the process of the Soyuz astronauts being taken aboard the Soyuz rocket for the International Space Station.
