United Kingdom astronaut to take part in London marathon from space

Now Maj Peake will live and work on the satellite, which was first launched into orbit in 1998 and is used for micro-gravity and space environment research.

In the run-up to launch astronauts flying in a Soyuz spacecraft test their tailor-made seats and pressure suits to ensure a snug fit.

“The thing I’m most looking forward to is that I can still interact with everybody down on Earth”, said Peak, via esa. Tim Peake was formerly a major at the British Army and served in the British Air Corps as an Air Corps officer.

A British astronaut will attempt to run a digital version of the London Marathon in space, as part of his 173-day mission to the International Space Station.

Back in 1999, Peake took to the London streets, finishing all 26.2 miles in a respectable time of 3:18:50.

ISS residents using Colbert are, naturally, harnessed to the treadmill by an elasticated shoulder and waist strap system created to keep their feet firmly on the belt. That has to provide quite a bit of downforce to get my body onto the treadmill so after about 40 minutes, that gets very uncomfortable. He will be the first to run the same distance Londoners will be running at the London Marathon. He’s also scheduled to run the London Marathon on April 24. This time around he recognizes he will not be setting “any personal bests” but is still planning to complete it in 3 hours and 30 minutes to 4 hours.

I’m pretty sure that’s still faster than I could finish a marathon on Earth.

Surprisingly, Peake, who is running in order to raise awareness for the Prince’s Trust, a charity that helps men and women under the age of 30 find jobs, get training or obtain an education, will not be the first astronaut to have run in a marathon while serving onboard the ISS. “I’m aiming for between three-and-a-half and four hours”, Peake submitted. While thousands of people will race on earth, the astronaut has planned to run on a treadmill.