:00:00. > :00:00.And welcome to a rather special Newsround.
:00:07. > :00:14.All about a very exciting space mission!
:00:15. > :00:21.Mission control to Newsround, keep watching, you don't want to miss
:00:22. > :00:27.this. Five, four, three, two, one, liftoff.
:00:28. > :00:29.Hello, I'm Hayley and I'm live for you in Moscow, Russia.
:00:30. > :00:32.That's about 2000 miles away from where you are now.
:00:33. > :00:36.The reason I'm here is to meet the first British astronaut to
:00:37. > :00:40.rocket to the International Space Station, Major Tim Peake,
:00:41. > :01:03.before he goes on a mission that no other Brit has ever done before.
:01:04. > :01:10.Yesterday, I got a stick peek inside and spoke to the main man himself.
:01:11. > :01:14.First training exercise of the day, Tim gets suited up and is joined
:01:15. > :01:20.They spent years training and now blast off is only a few weeks away.
:01:21. > :01:23.Tim, it is your last day of training, what are you doing?
:01:24. > :01:27.The job today is undocking from the space station
:01:28. > :01:39.Tim goes to the shuttle to test his capabilities.
:01:40. > :01:42.They're going through simulation to see what it is
:01:43. > :01:45.like to remove themselves from the space station and return to
:01:46. > :01:51.it, so whatever he is going through now will be what he does in space.
:01:52. > :02:05.In between, Tim did get time to speak to us.
:02:06. > :02:13.This is where he will be eating and speaking. Check this out, this is
:02:14. > :02:17.his tireless. He'll be learning how to use all the controls and this is
:02:18. > :02:22.where you will do his science experiments. When he wants to access
:02:23. > :02:27.the rest of the space station, he will do through this hob.
:02:28. > :02:30.Tim, I've been in the replica space station which is cramped.
:02:31. > :02:35.The space station feels cramped, you get used to it.
:02:36. > :02:42.How do you think this will change your life?
:02:43. > :02:46.It is a wonderful experience and my ambition is to share it with
:02:47. > :02:53.And also to use it to contribute to the future programmes.
:02:54. > :02:56.We are looking at going to the Moon and Mars.
:02:57. > :03:01.Tell me, what is the deal with your weekends.
:03:02. > :03:09.We do get weekends, Saturday morning we have to clean the house.
:03:10. > :03:13.We have to get the vacuum cleaner outcome all the filters,
:03:14. > :03:20.Nothing falls, dust doesn't fall like on Earth.
:03:21. > :03:31.We have to vacuum all those grills out.
:03:32. > :03:41.Who cleans the toilet? We take it in turns, it comes up on the schedule.
:03:42. > :03:45.Good luck with that. Tim will spend time in quarantine, like a sealed
:03:46. > :03:49.house to make sure he doesn't take any germs or infections with him to
:03:50. > :03:55.the space station. I've seen some of the training ten has been doing
:03:56. > :04:02.here, but he has told me not of it compared to how you will actually
:04:03. > :04:05.feel living in outer space -- Tim. The first time you get a look back
:04:06. > :04:08.on planet Earth will be the most wonderful experience.
:04:09. > :04:11.Well, it's not just Tim who's excited.
:04:12. > :04:14.Loads of you guys have been in touch with us here at Newsround.
:04:15. > :04:17.You've sent us the questions you want to know about Tim's Mission.
:04:18. > :04:19.So yesterday, I put some of them to him.
:04:20. > :04:22.OK, so, Tim, how do you feel about being
:04:23. > :04:24.the first British astronaut to head to the International Space Station?
:04:25. > :04:29.I'm really proud to be the first Brit going to the space station.
:04:30. > :04:32.Of course I was also inspired by Helen Sharman, who was our first
:04:33. > :04:35.British astronaut in space, but what I am really excited about this time
:04:36. > :04:38.is the UK government is now involved in space flight, which is very
:04:39. > :04:40.exciting for all of our future scientists and engineers.
:04:41. > :04:43.And what are you most looking forward to and most dreading
:04:44. > :04:52.Mya, I am most looking forward to the view of planet Earth.
:04:53. > :04:55.We have a wonderful Earth-facing window, so to go there and actually
:04:56. > :04:58.watch the earth go by itself at 17,000 mph is going to be wonderful.
:04:59. > :05:04.Probably not having a hot shower for six months.
:05:05. > :05:06.Will it be hard to spend Christmas away from your family?
:05:07. > :05:10.Libby, yes, Christmas is a family time and it
:05:11. > :05:16.But it is also a unique experience to have Christmas up in space,
:05:17. > :05:19.and I will also get the chance to share it with them via
:05:20. > :05:23.Where do you sleep, says Finley in Coventry?
:05:24. > :05:26.Finley, four of the astronauts in the space
:05:27. > :05:30.station sleep in the front section, if you like, and two Russians sleep
:05:31. > :05:40.My crew quarter will be up in the deck.
:05:41. > :05:43.Just in case you don't know enough about Tim's mission, make sure you
:05:44. > :05:45.check out the Newsround website, where you can see everything you
:05:46. > :05:48.need to know about the International Space Station, and see some of the
:05:49. > :05:50.best space walks from astronauts up there.
:05:51. > :05:53.On the 15th December, Tim Peak sets off into space,
:05:54. > :05:56.and I'm sure we'll be hearing more from him from then on in.
:05:57. > :05:58.But make sure you watch the Newsround website
:05:59. > :06:02.for much more stuff from Star City and more of your questioned answered