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
Read More »CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield trains in a Soyuz Simulator
Follow Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield in this short video as he explains Soyuz training in Star City, Russia, during a simulator run with his crewmates, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and Russian Space Agency cosmonaut Roman Romanenko.
Read More »NASA In Their Own Words: Chris Hadfield
A question and answer session with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield who will be the first Canadian to command the International Space Station on Expedition 35 set to launch late this year.
Read More »Future Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield gets Social
After yesterday’s announcement that veteran Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield would be flying on a six month long flight and serve as Commander of the International Space Station Hadfield’s sons promptly helped him setup a Twitter account and Facebook page, a first for a Canadian astronaut.
Read More »Canadian Veteran Astronaut Chris Hadfield Slotted as Expedition 35 Commander
Veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield has been apparently slotted in as the International Space Station Expedition 35 Commander according to sources. This is something of a surprise as Canada was not expected to have another long duration stay until 2015. Hadfield becomes the first Canadian to be selected as an Expedition Commander.
Read More »Chris Hadfield makes history as first Canadian to spacewalk
Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to perform a spacewalk today. With NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski, now an honorary Canadian, they installed an Ultra High Frequency (UHF) antenna and moved the Canadarm2, which is still on its pallet, onto the International Space Station (ISS). This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support …
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