Tim Peake spacewalk

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Dombo63

·Jan 15, 2016

So here I am, watching my fellow countryman Major Tim Peake walk around the International Space Station, first Briton ever to do a spacewalk. All the time I'm trying to see if he's wearing a Speedmaster.
Does that make me really, really sad?

 

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Jones in LA

·Jan 15, 2016·Not in LA anymore.

I've been doing exactly the same thing. It's a sickness.

 

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dennisthemenace

·Jan 15, 2016

I'm afraid so.

 

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al128

·Jan 15, 2016

... and from here on its downhill all the way

 

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dsio

·Jan 15, 2016·Ash @ ΩF

al128

... and from here on its downhill all the way

On the plus side it wasn't his helmet that leaked and nobody drowned in space.

At this point though I'd be asking to use the Russian space suits, they may be old and smell faintly like stale beer but you're not going to need a snorkel while on a space walk.

 

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cristos71

·Jan 16, 2016

dsio

At this point though I'd be asking to use the Russian space suits, they may be old and smell faintly like stale beer

I think you may find vintage Cosmonaut space suits have a bit more of a whiff of discarded Vodka squeezies and old caviar tins to them 😉

 

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STANDY

·Jan 16, 2016·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

Always a odd bottle of vodka in the trash when I clear a Antonov aircraft. Two crew,s, one flies then has a few drinks.😗 Last one all on board were wearing older Rolex subs...

 

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RichardMajor86

·Jan 17, 2016

That's Tim about to go up.

Deffo a Speedmaster of sorts on his wrist there.

 

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CTS-V

·Jan 17, 2016

Hey mates.....welcome to the EVA club!

 

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Gav1967

·Aug 28, 2023·Tend not to fret too much

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but bumped into Tim yesterday at a social event and spent some time chatting Space stuff. Lovely guy and real gentleman

 

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StephenContreras

·Aug 28, 2023

Nah, not at all! It's pretty cool to connect with someone from your country in space. And wondering about the Speedmaster just shows your attention to detail - who knows, you might spot it one day!