186 days in orbit.

Tim Peake is passionate about marathon running, mountaineering, and skiing, raises a son, and goes on caving trips in West Sussex. Moreover, Tim has been selected for the European Space Agency (ESA) program. Over 8000 participants competed for six spots... for spaceflights... And today, Tim Peake is the only astronaut in all of Great Britain. On December 15, 2015, at 14:03, Tim Peake, in the position of the second flight engineer, departed from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the ISS, to spend 186 days in orbit and learn all about how to live and survive in space. What did Tim feel as he orbited the Earth faster than a speeding bullet? What is it like to eat, sleep, and generally live in space? What to do when there is nothing to do? What is the state of affairs in modern space? Upon returning home, Tim decided to share everything he experienced with the people on Earth. A hashtag, askanastronaut, was launched on social media, through which questions were selected for Tim. An interview with all of humanity, conducted via social media, became this book. In it, all aspects of life in orbit seem to be revealed - from training to launch, from takeoff to the first spacewalk, from the intricacies of modern orbital research to the details of astronaut nutrition and daily life aboard the International Space Station. "Ask an astronaut" is a deep and comprehensive guide to life in space, written by a kind, open, and very simple person. This guide includes many previously unpublished photographs, a host of explanatory diagrams and illustrations, humor, and a love for his work, making this book an extremely interesting and very personal account of life in space.