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The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will webcast Chris Hadfield’s first news conference tomorrow since his return from his five month stay on the International Space Station. Users will be able to watch the webcast on the CSA web site if the webcast is not overloaded.
Read More »Chris Hadfield and Crewmates Land Safely in Kazakhstan
Three members of the International Space Station Expedition 35 crew including Chris Hadfield undocked from the orbiting space station and returned safely to Earth Monday evening, wrapping up a mission lasting almost five months.
Read More »Chris Hadfield Space Oddity Music Video
Aboard the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has recorded a revised version of David Bowie’s famous Space Oddity.
Read More »Canada Appears Unwilling to Pay for Astronaut Access to the Space Station
Today marks the end of one of Canada’s astronauts greatest achievements, but also marks the beginning of a long hiatus for Canadian astronauts in space.
Read More »RADARSAT-1 Mission Officially Declared Non-Operational
Canada’s first Earth Observation satellite has been officially declared non-operational after a final anomaly consigned the satellite to what will be a very slow de-orbit to a final fiery burn-up in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Read More »Chris Hadfield to Return to Earth on May 13
At approximately 10:31 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 13th Chris Hadfield’s long duration stay aboard the International Space Station will have come to an end as he lands near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with his fellow astronauts Tom Marshburn and Roman Romanenko.
Read More »Chris Hadfield Leads Thousands in Song On Music Monday
From a vantage point 400 kilometers above the North Atlantic Ocean, Chris Hadfield lead thousands of Canadians in song today. As part of Music Monday, thousands of Canadians joined Commander Hadfield in singing I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing).
Read More »Music Monday Showcase with Chris Hadfield and Students Across the Country
A year in the planning and his last public event before returning Earth, astronaut Chris Hadfield today will sing along with students gathered at the Ontario Science Centre for Music Monday. They will perform Is Somebody Singing (I.S.S.), a song Hadfield co-wrote with Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies, which was commissioned by the Coalition for Music Education and CBC Music.
Read More »Original Space Shuttle Canadarm now on display in Ottawa (video)
On May 2, the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, unveiled the permanent Canadarm display at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield assisted in the inauguration of the exhibit from orbit as Commander of the International Space Station – a role made possible due in part to the contributions of the Canadarm.
Read More »Controlling the ISS
How do you control the International Space Station, a ship the size of five hockey rinks? And from where? CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield answers these questions from inside the heart of the matter.
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