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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).
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...
Oct 28, 2023 · I was a combat fighter pilot during the cold war and a fighter test pilot, which is very physically punishing. And to be healthy enough to keep flying spaceships into my...
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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Colonel Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian astronaut to live aboard the International Space Station, was born on August 29, 1959, in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
Officer of the Order of Canada (2014). Experience: Raised on a corn farm in southern Ontario, Chris Hadfield became interested in flying from a young age. As an Air Cadet, he won a glider pilot scholarship at age 15 and a powered pilot scholarship at age 16. He also taught skiing and ski racing part- and full-time for 10 years.
Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield teaches everything he knows about exploring space. Through personal stories, chalkboard sessions, and deconstruction of mode...