Ex-army major becomes first British astronaut to spacewalk

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Tim Peake became the first astronaut representing Britain to walk in space when he left the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday to fix a power station problem, generating huge interest back in his homeland. Peake and a NASA crewmate were scheduled to spend more than six hours outside the station, a $100 billion research laboratory that flies about 250 miles (400 km) above Earth. “A proud moment,” said Peake, as he floated outsid