:00:00. > :00:16.Hello, I'm Hayley and I'm live for you in Moscow, Russia.
:00:17. > :00:23.Mission control to new job, keep watching, you don't want to miss
:00:24. > :00:29.this -- Newsround. Hello, I'm Hayley and I'm live
:00:30. > :00:31.for you in Moscow, Russia. That's about 2000 miles away
:00:32. > :00:33.from where you are now. The reason I'm here is to meet
:00:34. > :00:37.the first British astronaut to rocket to the International Space
:00:38. > :00:39.Station, Major Tim Peake, before he goes on a mission that no
:00:40. > :00:43.other Brit has ever done before. But before we get to that,
:00:44. > :00:45.here's more about Tim Just 33 days to go before
:00:46. > :00:55.Major Tim Peake sets off to space, The International Space Station,
:00:56. > :01:02.or ISS, circling earth It's the largest man-made structure
:01:03. > :01:08.in space, measuring roughly You can sometimes even see it
:01:09. > :01:14.from Earth. For 15 years it's been
:01:15. > :01:17.an important place to monitor our planet, carry out tests and research
:01:18. > :01:22.and help with future space missions The crew, who are from lots
:01:23. > :01:27.of different countries, have even And now we'll have our very
:01:28. > :01:34.own British person on board. But living in space takes a lot
:01:35. > :01:37.of preparation. Back here on Earth,
:01:38. > :01:39.Tim Peake has been training hard for months already - exploring caves
:01:40. > :01:44.underground, working underwater and But the reward for all his hard
:01:45. > :01:53.work will be a view like this one. Tim is currently training for his
:01:54. > :01:59.mission here in Moscow at Star City. It's where almost every astronaut
:02:00. > :02:02.that has ever orbited the earth It's very rare to see inside,
:02:03. > :02:10.but yesterday I got to go and see what it's like
:02:11. > :02:27.and to meet Tim Peake himself. First training exercise of the day,
:02:28. > :02:35.Tim get suited up and is joined by his crew members. They spent years
:02:36. > :02:39.training and now blast offers only a few weeks away. Tim, it is your last
:02:40. > :02:46.day of training, what are you doing? Are you prepared? The job today is
:02:47. > :02:55.undocking from the space station and re-entry back to Earth. We have
:02:56. > :02:58.prepared well for it. Tim goes to the should all to test his
:02:59. > :03:02.capabilities. They're going through similar relation to see what it is
:03:03. > :03:06.like to remove themselves from the space station and return to it, so
:03:07. > :03:12.whatever he is going through now will be what he does in space. In
:03:13. > :03:17.between, Tim did get time to speak to us. Tim, I've been in the replica
:03:18. > :03:22.space station which is cramped. How do you deal with it? The space
:03:23. > :03:29.station feels cramped, you get used to it. This is only... Less than
:03:30. > :03:33.half the space station. How do you think this will change your life? It
:03:34. > :03:39.is a wonderful experience and my ambition is to share it with as many
:03:40. > :03:43.people as possible. And also to use it to contribute to the future
:03:44. > :03:48.programmes. We are looking at going to the Moon and Mars. That is
:03:49. > :03:54.exciting. Tell me, what is the deal with your weekends. You get weekends
:03:55. > :03:59.in space? We do get weekends, Saturday morning we have deep clean
:04:00. > :04:04.the house. We have to get the vacuum cleaner outcome all the filters,
:04:05. > :04:10.they sucking in all the dirt. Nothing falls, dust doesn't fall
:04:11. > :04:17.like your nerve. We have to vacuum all those grills out. I've seen some
:04:18. > :04:21.of the training Tim has been doing here, but he is told been none of it
:04:22. > :04:26.compared to how he will actually feel when he is living in outer
:04:27. > :04:32.space. That first time you get a look back on Earth from the small
:04:33. > :04:33.window will be the most wonderful experience, I'm sure.
:04:34. > :04:37.Just in case you don't know enough about Tim's mission, make sure you
:04:38. > :04:39.check out the Newsround website, where you can see everything you
:04:40. > :04:42.need to know about the International Space Station, and see some of the
:04:43. > :04:44.best space walks from astronauts up there.
:04:45. > :04:46.On the 15th December, Tim Peak sets off into space,
:04:47. > :04:50.and I'm sure we'll be hearing more from him from then on in.
:04:51. > :04:51.But make sure you watch the Newsround website
:04:52. > :04:55.for much more stuff from Star City and more of your questioned answered
:04:56. > :05:06.FEEDBACK SQUEAKS Let's get ready to ramble,
:05:07. > :05:09.and raise some money for BBC Children In Need.
:05:10. > :05:14.It's simple - just go out on a sponsored walk