Nasa astronaut Randy Bresnik is known to share videos of stunning scenes from space and his latest clip certainly didn’t disappoint.
The GoPro footage, taken on the International Space Station (ISS) during a spacewalk, shows Bresnik “diving” out into space and onto the starboard truss – which forms the centre backbone of the ISS – to carry out maintenance work.
Bresnik, who is the commander of the Expedition 53, posted the video on Twitter with the caption: “Diving head-first into the vastness of space. How spectacular is that view?”
Diving head-first into the vastness of space. How spectacular is that view? @Space_Station #spacewalk pic.twitter.com/KeJQWanN1F
— Randy Bresnik (@AstroKomrade) December 4, 2017
The spacewalk, which took place in October, saw Bresnik and fellow astronaut Joe Acaba install a new camera system on Canadarm2 as part of maintenance work that lasted for more than six hours.
It was Bresnik’s fifth spacewalk of his career (he has logged 32 hours of spacewalking so far) and the third for Acaba (who has 19 hours and 46 minutes total spacewalking under his belt.)
Some Twitter users described the clip as “anxiety-inducing”, but most people were impressed by the breathtaking scenes.
This is both spectacular and anxiety inducing…thankfully more spectacular than the latter.
— Griffin Sprague (@GriffSprague) December 4, 2017
Fascinating! …but it makes me dizzy & I'm sitting in a chair in my bedroom. 🙈
— ORION 🐺 (@ORIONofKent) December 4, 2017
The courage to go out and work is amazing.
— Kikuchi (@mykikuchi) December 4, 2017
The only truly peaceful image on Twitter right now. Thank you for sharing ❤️
— Jason Wages (@jason_wages) December 5, 2017
Breathtakingly beautiful. I sometimes think I'd like to leave Earth behind for a while, this is the perfect place.
— MrsB (@Violetsmammy) December 4, 2017
Bresnik recently posted another clip of the same spacewalk which showed a stunning view of our planet, putting which many saw as an end to a recent flurry of flat-Earth conspiracy theories.
Sometimes on a #spacewalk, you just have to take a moment to enjoy the beauty of our planet Earth. pic.twitter.com/liTnCB60c9
— Randy Bresnik (@AstroKomrade) November 27, 2017
But…but…people on the internet told me that it’s flat!!!
— Woke Warrior (@warriorofwoke) November 27, 2017
RESEARCH FLAT EARTH
(if you want a good laugh)
— 🏳️🌈 A Very Therian Christmas 🌹🎄 (@zannibunny) November 28, 2017