The thing is Peake has had the most extraordinary experience. One that for me is beautifully summed up by his hero Piers Sellers
Sellers is a vastly experienced ‘British’ astronaut who currently works at Nasa in the field of climate change. Back in January he announced that he was suffering from stage 4 pancreatic cancer which means he has little more than a year to live.
He said, “As for me, I’ve no complaints. I’m very grateful for the experiences I’ve had on this planet. As an astronaut I space walked 220 miles above the Earth. Floating alongside the International Space Station, I watched hurricanes cartwheel across oceans, the Amazon snake its way to the sea through a brilliant green carpet of forest, and gigantic night time thunderstorms flash and flare for hundreds of miles along the equator. From this God’s-eye-view, I saw how fragile and infinitely precious the Earth is. I’m hopeful for its future".
Tim has had an experienced that most men dream of and for that reason I can only admire him. Why someone would dislike him baffles me. He should be an inspiration to everyone .
It makes me well with pride that we live in a world where millions of kids are starving to death yet we spend billions sending grinning cretins into space.
Only one Peakey rocket worth thinking about as far as I'm concerned.
It makes me well with pride that we live in a world where millions of kids are starving to death yet we spend billions sending grinning cretins into space.
Only one Peakey rocket worth thinking about as far as I'm concerned.
I'm really into cosmology but I tend to agree about the first part. How India have got a space programme is disgusting. But there have been a lot of advantages in technology and research because of space exploration.
It makes me well with pride that we live in a world where millions of kids are starving to death yet we spend billions sending grinning cretins into space.
Only one Peakey rocket worth thinking about as far as I'm concerned.
There are a ridiculous amount of things we waste money on. I don't see space programmes as one of them (apart from Star Trek, which is awful).
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I like him too - and the more he does the more it gets kids interested in science etc.
What's not to like?
Top bloke
Inspiration
But i understand there are many different takes on stuff.
He's a spaceman. An astronaut. Give me a cooler job than astronaught
Glaciologist.
Night's Watch actor.
All a bit nippy.
Not sure quite how anyone could dislike him tbh.
Sellers is a vastly experienced ‘British’ astronaut who currently works at Nasa in the field of climate change. Back in January he announced that he was suffering from stage 4 pancreatic cancer which means he has little more than a year to live.
He said, “As for me, I’ve no complaints. I’m very grateful for the experiences I’ve had on this planet. As an astronaut I space walked 220 miles above the Earth. Floating alongside the International Space Station, I watched hurricanes cartwheel across oceans, the Amazon snake its way to the sea through a brilliant green carpet of forest, and gigantic night time thunderstorms flash and flare for hundreds of miles along the equator. From this God’s-eye-view, I saw how fragile and infinitely precious the Earth is. I’m hopeful for its future".
“And that is why I’m going to work tomorrow.”
The whole pub frowned.
I have to say ,after seeing more and more footage of him, I'm leaning toward my mate.
A harmless one though!
Why someone would dislike him baffles me. He should be an inspiration to everyone .
Only one Peakey rocket worth thinking about as far as I'm concerned.
I've just checked everywhereand what you've said isn't true.
Why would you lie about this?
Maybe you were confused with Saint Timothy from the 1st century who was the Bishop of Ephesus. Easily confused, I guess.
There are plenty of smug people who have achieved a fraction of what Tim has. I think that he has the right to feel proud of his achievements.
Legend!!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off_technologies