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Chris Austin Hadfield OC OOnt MSC CD (born August 29, 1959) is a Canadian retired astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot, musician, and writer. The first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space, he has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also served as commander of the International Space Station (ISS).
Hadfield is a civilian CSA astronaut, having retired as a Colonel from the Canadian Air Force in 2003 after 25 years of military service. He was Chief of Robotics for the NASA Astronaut Office at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas from 2003-2006, and was Chief of International Space Station Operations there from 2006-2008.
Meet Colonel Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian Commander of the International Space Station, best-selling author, musician, and keynote speaker. Pre-order his new book, The Defector, or book him for your next event.
Oct 31, 2011 · Hadfield was the first Canadian mission specialist, the first Canadian to operate the Canadarm in orbit and the only Canadian to board Mir. After his flight, he became the spacecraft communicator (or CAPCOM) for mission STS-77, on which Marc Garneau flew as a mission specialist in May 1996.
Referred to as “the most famous astronaut since Neil Armstrong,” Colonel Chris Hadfield is a worldwide sensation. Probe the life and accomplishments of the retired astronaut, first Canadian Commander of the International Space Station, musician, speaker and book author.
Mar 19, 2014 · What I learned from going blind in space | Chris Hadfield | TED. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and...
Aug 5, 2024 · Chris Hadfield (born August 29, 1959, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian astronaut who became known for his popular social media posts when he was the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS). He was also the first Canadian to walk in space.
Chris Hadfield is one of the most seasoned and accomplished astronauts in the world. The top graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School in 1988 and U.S. Navy test pilot of the year in 1991, Hadfield was selected by the Canadian Space Agency to be an astronaut in 1992.
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's mission. Biography of Chris Hadfield, his training, his roles, the crew, robotics, Canadian scientific experiments and the International Space Station.
Raised on a farm in southern Ontario, astronaut Chris Hadfield has carved out an enviable career for himself as a military aviator, distinguished test pilot and heralded Canadian Space Agency (CSA) pioneer.