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Hello, I'm Hayley and welcome back to Newsround. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:08 | |
How a puddle became an internet hit. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:12 | |
And I'm in Las Vegas at one of the biggest tech shows | 0:00:12 | 0:00:15 | |
in the world, checking out the future of gaming. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:19 | |
Just over three weeks ago, British astronaut Tim Peake blasted | 0:00:29 | 0:00:33 | |
into orbit to live on board the International Space Station, | 0:00:33 | 0:00:37 | |
but now he's getting ready for a trip outside his craft, | 0:00:37 | 0:00:41 | |
to test his nerve and carry out his first ever spacewalk! | 0:00:41 | 0:00:45 | |
The International Space Station, floating in orbit 250 miles | 0:00:46 | 0:00:50 | |
above the Earth. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:52 | |
In just a few days, its hatch will open and two astronauts, | 0:00:52 | 0:00:56 | |
Tim Peake and Nasa's Tim Kopra, will step outside the craft | 0:00:56 | 0:01:00 | |
into nothing but infinite miles of space. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:04 | |
Their mission? | 0:01:04 | 0:01:05 | |
To replace a broken solar unit bolted onto the outside of the ISS. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:10 | |
A simple job? | 0:01:10 | 0:01:11 | |
Absolutely not. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:13 | |
They'll be travelling at 17,500 mph and if that doesn't make things | 0:01:13 | 0:01:17 | |
difficult enough, they'll be wearing 160-kilogram spacesuits. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:22 | |
And even though they're weightless in space, | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
they're big, bulky and very tricky to work in. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:28 | |
You've got to imagine that they're up there, | 0:01:28 | 0:01:30 | |
orbiting the Earth at 17,000 mph in a tin can, basically, | 0:01:30 | 0:01:33 | |
in the vacuum of space. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:34 | |
And they're all protected within that environment, | 0:01:34 | 0:01:36 | |
but they've got to step outside into that near vacuum of space | 0:01:36 | 0:01:40 | |
and sort of float there, outside the station. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:43 | |
So it is difficult. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:45 | |
It will actually take them a few hours just to get suited up. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
They've got to put the special suit on to go outside and then they'll be | 0:01:49 | 0:01:53 | |
out there for about six hours doing the job. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
To get them ready for their task, the astronauts will breathe pure | 0:01:55 | 0:01:58 | |
oxygen for two hours before leaving the ISS. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
This will get rid of another gas in their bodies, | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
called nitrogen, that can cause problems when they're | 0:02:04 | 0:02:06 | |
in their spacesuits. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:08 | |
To stop them floating away into the void, they'll be attached | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
to each other and to the craft by a 26-metre steel line. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:15 | |
Tim's underwater training has prepared him well for the mission | 0:02:15 | 0:02:18 | |
and he's looking forward to the challenge. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:21 | |
He even tweeted about his excitement, saying he was thrilled | 0:02:21 | 0:02:23 | |
to be doing his first ever spacewalk. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:26 | |
And if you want to know more on that amazing walk in space, | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
get to the website, where we've got everything you need to know | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
about Tim Peake and his trip to the International Space Station. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:40 | |
Now, 20,000 people have tuned in online to see a puddle! | 0:02:40 | 0:02:44 | |
A man working in an office near a big puddle started filming | 0:02:44 | 0:02:47 | |
the way people were trying to cross it without getting their feet wet. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:50 | |
Within hours, thousands were following it to see the funny | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
ways people get round it. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:56 | |
And if you're gripped by the puddle, like all those other people, | 0:02:56 | 0:02:59 | |
you can see more of the highlights on the Newsround website. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
Now to virtual reality - could it be the future of gaming? | 0:03:02 | 0:03:06 | |
Well, some of the world's biggest tech companies think so. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:09 | |
They've just unveiled their latest headsets, which they think | 0:03:09 | 0:03:11 | |
will change the way you play. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:13 | |
Ricky's in Las Vegas trying them out at the world's biggest gadget show. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:17 | |
Every year, thousands of tech fans fly to the US for a chance to see | 0:03:20 | 0:03:24 | |
loads of new cool gadgets before they hit the shops - | 0:03:24 | 0:03:26 | |
from the biggest TVs to these rather unusual smart chairs. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:31 | |
But this year, everyone's talking about these things. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:35 | |
Sony, Oculus and HTC are all releasing virtual reality headsets. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:40 | |
We've seen earlier versions of these products over the last couple | 0:03:40 | 0:03:43 | |
of years, but 2016 really does seem to be the year when these things | 0:03:43 | 0:03:46 | |
become a reality. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:51 | |
Right now, I'm actually underwater. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:54 | |
Wow, there's a stingray just coming close to me there. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
I think I'm on a shipwreck. | 0:03:56 | 0:04:00 | |
Virtual reality can be anything. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:02 | |
You just went underwater, for example, but you could also go | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
to space, you could go anywhere. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
But only now is the technology ready to deliver that amazing experience, | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
like the one you just had when you were underwater. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:16 | |
This is the Oculus Rift. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:18 | |
People are queueing to have a go at this for two hours today. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:21 | |
It's proved very popular. | 0:04:21 | 0:04:23 | |
The people who make this have announced that it will be | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
released later this year. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:27 | |
But it's going to cost around ?400. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
That's a lot of money, and you do need a really | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
high-powered PC for this to work properly. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:38 | |
You've got loads of different accessories to go with the virtual | 0:04:48 | 0:04:51 | |
reality headsets, too. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:54 | |
From gloves to this bit of kit, which really puts you into the game. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:57 | |
As you run around in this kit, you're actually moving around | 0:04:57 | 0:05:00 | |
in the video game so you're actually becoming part of the character. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | |
But the only downside is that it is quite big and again, | 0:05:04 | 0:05:07 | |
of course, it is quite expensive. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:09 | |
I can't imagine having one of these in my bedroom. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
Technology has evolved and for the first time gamers can | 0:05:12 | 0:05:15 | |
actively move in a virtual environment. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:19 | |
Sony PlayStation's headset is also on the way. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | |
And for something a bit cheaper, the Samsung Gear VR works by simply | 0:05:22 | 0:05:25 | |
slipping a smartphone into the front. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:29 | |
And guys, make sure you come back tomorrow - | 0:05:29 | 0:05:31 | |
we'll be looking at the world of drones and robots. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
Imagine this - a gooey donut filled with mousse, | 0:05:37 | 0:05:40 | |
topped with sticky icing and costing $100! | 0:05:40 | 0:05:45 | |
Yep, the world's most expensive donut is made with champagne | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
and sprinkled with 24-carat gold flakes. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:49 | |
It costs about ?68 and is on sale in New York. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:54 | |
That's all from me, but we'll see you later this afternoon. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | |
Have a good day. | 0:05:57 | 0:05:59 |