Space Station crew members Chris Hadfield, Roman Romanenko and Tom Marshburn placed flowers at the Kremlin Wall in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, as part of ceremonial activities leading to their launch to the International Space Station on Dec. 19 launch.
Read More »Expedition 34 Undergoes Final Training Before ISS Mission
The crew of Expedition 34 completed their training in Star City on November 27.
Read More »NASA Preflight Interview with Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield
NASA has released a lengthy and good preflight interview with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield who is scheduled for launch to the International Space Station on December 19th. He’ll first serve as Expedition 34 flight engineer and then transition to Expedition 35 commander.
Read More »Chris Hadfield Trains at the European Astronaut Centre
Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield is at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany to train on a Columbus module mock-up. Hadfield will be a part of Expedition 34/35, a long-duration mission on board the International Space Station that launches in December 2012.
Read More »Historic Space Shuttle Pallet Coming to Canada
The Spacelab pallet, which was used to carry the Canadarm2 and the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (Dextre) into orbit, will soon be visiting Canada. It has left the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is now en route to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa.
Read More »An Interview with ISS Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer/Commander Astronaut Chris Hadfield
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is scheduled to launch on a Soyuz on December 5th for the International Space Station for a six month mission. As a member of Expedition 34 he will be a Flight Engineer. During the second half of his mission he will be the space station Commander as part of Expedition 35. This will be the first time a Canadian has taken …
Read More »ISS Expedition 34/35 Crew News Conference
A news conference with the International Space Station crew of Expedition 34/35 consisting of Tom Marshburn (USA), Roman Romanenko (Russia) and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan on December 5th.
Read More »Chris Hadfield Prepares for Spacewalks
CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield and his colleague Tom Marshburn practice a complex spacewalking task in an International Space Station simulator 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 »Chris Hadfield and Crew Act as Backups For Upcoming Soyuz Launch
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Chris Hadfield is currently the backup for NASA astronaut Sunita Williams who is scheduled to take off for the International Space Station on a Soyuz spacecraft at 10:40:03 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Saturday, July 14.
Read More »Chris Hadfield Signs-off on his final Soyuz Qualification Exam
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.
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