First Briton in space

Title

First Briton in space

Genre

Special

TX Date

10 Feb 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:00:49

Description

Michael Foale speaking to US controller as he makes his space walk from the shuttle Discovery near the Russian space station Mir. He is the first Briton to walk in space and sounds elated.

Contributors

Michael Foale

Keywords

Space exploration; Space stations; NASA; Astronauts; Michael Foale; Discovery (space shuttle); Mir (space station)

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