Tim Peake has given his first press conference from the
International Space Station.
Major Peake, who blasted into orbit on a Soyuz rocket on
Tuesday, has said he is ‘loving every minute’ of his first days on the ISS.
Aside from giving a press conference, Major Peake will
today unpack cargo from a spacecraft, spend an hour on the exercise bike and
take part in a Canadian experiment called Marrow, investigating the effects of
radiation on bone marrow, the European Space Agency said.
The 43-year-old revealed earlier today that his first
meal in space was a bacon sarnie and a cup of tea.
Major Peake told members of the press via a live link to
the European Astronaut Centre near Cologne, Germany, that he felt ‘incredibly
privileged’ to be on board the ISS.
He answered a number of questions about life on the space
station, and even showed off his zero-gravity somersault. He said getting used
to zero-gravity was similar to learning to ski, and revealed that he and the
other astronauts wash using flannels.
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