The British astronaut,45, on how vulnerable our planet looks from space, and strange floating dreams and whether we’ll find life out thereI’m not a huge fan of heights,which sounds strange for an astronaut. My most terrifying moment was doing a parachute jump. That first leap of faith out of the aircraft at 14,000ft was far more terrifying than going into space.
Sandhurst is not posh at all. It’s a totally level playing field, and everybody is treated the same… and that’s abysmally! The first few weeks is all approximately breaking you and then they rebuild you into the mould they want you to be. It was an incredibly positive experience for me.
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Source: guardian.co.uk