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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and his crewmates Tom Marshburn and Roman Romanenko suit up for their final Soyuz qualification exam as backups to the crew of Expedition 32/33, who launch July 15. In response to a question from an interviewer, Chris expresses his appreciation of having the opportunity to train and work as an astronaut.
Read More »Preparing for Emergencies on the International Space Station
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Chris Hadfield and his colleagues Roman Romanenko and Tom Marshburn take part in simulated emergencies conducted in an International Space Station (ISS) mock-up at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. They will be a part of Expedition 34/35, a long-duration mission on board the ISS that launches in December 2012.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Launches Photo Contest with Astronaut Chris Hadfield
Astronaut Chris Hadfiled virtually visited 10 museum and science centre’s across Canada yesterday to announce a first of its kind contest in Canada by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). The contest called the ‘Chris Hadfield World Tour Photo Challenge‘ is a photo contest for the general public.
Read More »Venus Thrills Canadians and Millions of People Around the Earth
It is one of those rare events that captures the imagination of people around the Earth for more than a few minutes. While the headlines were filled with what is considered newsworthy yesterday, people around the world took the time, if the weather permitted, and location, to view an event most will likely never see again.
Read More »Today is your Last Chance to see the Transit of Venus Until 2117
Today Venus will cross the face of the sun – as seen from Earth beginning at 6:09 PM EDT. These transits are rare – they occur in pairs and only every century or so. The last transit was in 2004. So today is your last chance to see the transit of Venus until 2117. Events will occur across the country. We will broadcast live the …
Read More »Chris Hadfield to Announce New Photo Contest in a Cross-Country Multi-Site Virtual Tour
Expedition 35 Commander Canadian astronaut Hadfield will take time from his training schedule in Russia this Wednesday to participate in the announcement of a new contest. In an internet link up from Star City in Russia with ten locations across Canada, Hadfield will announce a new Photo Contest and take questions from participants.
Read More »Barenaked Ladies Ed Robertson and Astronaut Chris Hadfield to Premier Song in Space
Sharing the adventure of being an astronaut, exploring space and conveying the work he does in space is nothing new to Chris Hadfield. But with the opportunity to spend six months on the International Space Station allows him to expand what he’ll do with his time to include some recreational activities. And if that includes doing something no one has dome before on his spare …
Read More »SpaceRef Canada Launches Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Expedition 34/35 Special Feature
Today we are launching a special feature on Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s six month mission to the International Space Station (ISS) scheduled to launch on December 5th. As a member of Expedition 34 he will be Flight Engineer 1 and for Expedition 35 he will become the first Canadian to command the ISS.
Read More »Astronaut Chris Hadfield Trains for ISS Medical Emergencies
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield and NASA colleague Tom Marshburn train for medical emergencies in an International Space Station (ISS) simulator at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Read More »Chris Hadfield: Rocket Man – Canada's Top Astronaut
He’s piloted the fastest planes, flown on two space shuttle missions and been the first Canadian to walk in space. Now Chris Hadfield is preparing for the mission of a lifetime. Source: Global’s 16×9
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