Photograph: Tim Peake/PA
The selfie will never be the same again. Tim Peake has beaten the likes of Kim Kardashian at their own game by posting the ultimate self-portrait on Twitter during his historic spacewalk on Friday.
About four hours after becoming the first Briton to walk in space, Peake tweeted three pictures – including one of himself – as he shared his feelings on the landmark occasion.
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
He later posted a second tweet thanking his colleagues:
Wrapping up today's spacewalk activities. Huge thanks to the ground teams who make it all possible & keep us safe out there - you guys rock!
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) January 15, 2016
Peake, 43, and fellow astronaut Tim Kopra, 52, were outside the International Space Station for four hours and 43 minutes.
Their walk was ended early after water was found in the American’s helmet. They had been due to be outside the station for six and a half hours to repair a broken voltage regulator. That task was completed before the walk was terminated.
As a precaution, #spacewalk terminated due to small amount of water in @Astro_Tim's helmet. https://t.co/KX5g7zfYQe https://t.co/6sRiiiLFPo
— NASA (@NASA) January 15, 2016
Nasa introduced new rules following a similar incident in 2013, when a significant amount of water filled the helmet of astronaut Luca Parmitano.
Rob Navias, a Nasa commentator, said Friday’s incident was nowhere near as severe as the one three years ago, in which Parmitano nearly drowned.
The water leak may have come from a cooling loop inside the suit, Navias said.
Kopra’s helmet-absorption pad, along with a sample of the water bubble taken with a syringe, will be analysed to determine what caused it to form.
It was the third spacewalk for Kopra.
