Live coverage of the first spacewalk by British ESA astronaut Tim Peake. He has stepped outside the International Space Station with fellow astronaut Tim Kopra to perform crucial repairs on the orbiting outpost’s electrical system.
Watch a step-by-step preview of the spacewalk.
Watch our pre-launch interview with Tim Peake
A NASA instrument built to help astronomers learn about the structure and behaviour of neutron stars, super-dense stellar skeletons left behind by massive explosions, has been mounted to an observation post outside the International Space Station after delivery aboard a SpaceX supply ship earlier this month.
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