This guy is the best thing that’s happened to mankind’s venture beyond gravity. He’s a natural.
Those are certainly educational, as well as entertaining. He’s definitely an excellent teacher.
Sending these along to grandchildren – entertaining, educational, and whimsical!
Much of the following is from the Wiki article about Chris:
First, Chris Hadfield is am incredible gentleman, a pilot and deeply patriotic Canadian; with numerous awards and years of experience in the RCAF and tests with the USAF, United States Navy, NORAD and NATO. He is the first Canadian astronaut to run the Canadarm and do a spacewalk.
Hadfield served as Mission Specialist 1 on STS-74 in November 1995. It was NASA’s second space shuttle mission to rendezvous and dock with the Russian Space Station Mir. During the flight, the crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis attached a five-tonne docking module to Mir and transferred over 1,000 kg of food, water, and scientific supplies to the cosmonauts. He flew as the first Canadian to operate the Canadarm in orbit, and the only Canadian ever to board Mir.[5]
In April 2001, he served as Mission Specialist 1 on STS-100, International Space Station (ISS) assembly Flight 6A. The crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour delivered and installed Canadarm2, the new Canadian-built robotic arm, as well as the Italian-made resupply module Raffaello. During the 11-day flight, Hadfield performed two spacewalks, which made him the first Canadian to ever leave a spacecraft and float freely in space. In total, Hadfield spent 14 hours, 50 minutes outside, traveling 10 times around the world during his spacewalk.
The multi-talented Cmdr. Hadfield is currently working on the first original music album to be recorded in orbit during his free time on Expedition 35. He will be recording the album using a Larrivée Parlor guitar, Shure microphones, and Cakewalk for recording. The first song recorded in space, Jewel in the Night, was released via YouTube on Christmas Eve 2012. His collaboration with Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies and the Wexford Gleeks, “I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing?)”, was first aired on the CBC Radio program Q and first released by CBC Music online on 8 February 2013.
Social media
Chris was described as “perhaps the most social media savvy astronaut ever to leave Earth” by Forbes after building a considerable audience on social media, including over 650,000 Twitter followers As of April 2013, and creating one of the top Reddit IAmA threads of all time. He has enlisted the help of his web-savvy sons Evan and Kyle to manage his social media presence. He’s captured the imagination of thousands of young people and introduced them to the wonder of space and of flight.
But there’s something missing. I wonder what it is?
Chris Hadfield is the recipient of numerous awards and special honours. These include appointment to the Order of Ontario in 1996 and receipt of the Meritorious Service Cross and Vanier Award in 2001, NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 2002, and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2003. In 1988, Hadfield was granted the Liethen-Tittle Award (top pilot graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School) and was named US Navy Test Pilot of the Year in 1991. He was inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame in 2005 and Commemorated on Royal Canadian Mint silver and gold coins for his spacewalk to install Canadarm2 on the International Space Station in 2001. Further, the Royal Military College granted Hadfield an honorary Doctorate of Engineering in 1996 and he was presented with an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Trent University three years later. Upon his taking command of the International Space Station, HM the Queen sent Hadfield a personal message of congratulations, stating “I am pleased to transmit my personal best wishes, and those of all Canadians, to Colonel Christopher Hadfield as he takes command of the International Space Station…”
His affiliations include the membership in the Royal Military College Club, Society of Experimental Test Pilots, and Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute and serving as honorary patron of Lambton College, former trustee of Lakefield College School, board member of the International Space School Foundation, and executive with the Association of Space Explorers.
In Sarnia, the city airport was renamed to Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport in 1997[19] and a public school was named after Hadfield. Chris Hadfield Public School, in Milton, Ontario, is part of the Halton District School Board.
Now, can anyone tell me why after all these years and honours this extraordinary Canadian does not possess the Order of Canada? Marc Garneau, also a commissioned officer and former astronaut is a Companion of the Order. What does this say about the people who oversee the ‘honour’?
Unbelievable.
The man is a shoe in for the Order of Canada. When he returns to earth, the first order of business should be a national tour. He has succeeded in making space exciting, entertaining, and worth every dime we spend on it.
He was a ‘shoe in’ for the Order of Canada at least a decade ago when he already was walking in space Isn’t it just a little strange that he has been bypassed? Marc Garneau is a Companion of the Order and has a school named after him. Julie Payette who entered the Canadian Space Program with Chris is an Oficer of the Order and she too has a school named after her. Well, Chris has the school but that committee up in Ottawa hasn’t noticed his extraordinary accomplishments in the air force or CSA and the honour that he was brought to the country through his service.
Sorry he’s not black enough to count. Someone needs to go to jail over this, why isn’t the CBC standing up for the taxpayer and reporting on this overt racisim?
This guy is the best thing that’s happened to mankind’s venture beyond gravity. He’s a natural.
Those are certainly educational, as well as entertaining. He’s definitely an excellent teacher.
Sending these along to grandchildren – entertaining, educational, and whimsical!
Much of the following is from the Wiki article about Chris:
First, Chris Hadfield is am incredible gentleman, a pilot and deeply patriotic Canadian; with numerous awards and years of experience in the RCAF and tests with the USAF, United States Navy, NORAD and NATO. He is the first Canadian astronaut to run the Canadarm and do a spacewalk.
Hadfield served as Mission Specialist 1 on STS-74 in November 1995. It was NASA’s second space shuttle mission to rendezvous and dock with the Russian Space Station Mir. During the flight, the crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis attached a five-tonne docking module to Mir and transferred over 1,000 kg of food, water, and scientific supplies to the cosmonauts. He flew as the first Canadian to operate the Canadarm in orbit, and the only Canadian ever to board Mir.[5]
In April 2001, he served as Mission Specialist 1 on STS-100, International Space Station (ISS) assembly Flight 6A. The crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour delivered and installed Canadarm2, the new Canadian-built robotic arm, as well as the Italian-made resupply module Raffaello. During the 11-day flight, Hadfield performed two spacewalks, which made him the first Canadian to ever leave a spacecraft and float freely in space. In total, Hadfield spent 14 hours, 50 minutes outside, traveling 10 times around the world during his spacewalk.
The multi-talented Cmdr. Hadfield is currently working on the first original music album to be recorded in orbit during his free time on Expedition 35. He will be recording the album using a Larrivée Parlor guitar, Shure microphones, and Cakewalk for recording. The first song recorded in space, Jewel in the Night, was released via YouTube on Christmas Eve 2012. His collaboration with Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies and the Wexford Gleeks, “I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing?)”, was first aired on the CBC Radio program Q and first released by CBC Music online on 8 February 2013.
Social media
Chris was described as “perhaps the most social media savvy astronaut ever to leave Earth” by Forbes after building a considerable audience on social media, including over 650,000 Twitter followers As of April 2013, and creating one of the top Reddit IAmA threads of all time. He has enlisted the help of his web-savvy sons Evan and Kyle to manage his social media presence. He’s captured the imagination of thousands of young people and introduced them to the wonder of space and of flight.
But there’s something missing. I wonder what it is?
Chris Hadfield is the recipient of numerous awards and special honours. These include appointment to the Order of Ontario in 1996 and receipt of the Meritorious Service Cross and Vanier Award in 2001, NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 2002, and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2003. In 1988, Hadfield was granted the Liethen-Tittle Award (top pilot graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School) and was named US Navy Test Pilot of the Year in 1991. He was inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame in 2005 and Commemorated on Royal Canadian Mint silver and gold coins for his spacewalk to install Canadarm2 on the International Space Station in 2001. Further, the Royal Military College granted Hadfield an honorary Doctorate of Engineering in 1996 and he was presented with an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Trent University three years later. Upon his taking command of the International Space Station, HM the Queen sent Hadfield a personal message of congratulations, stating “I am pleased to transmit my personal best wishes, and those of all Canadians, to Colonel Christopher Hadfield as he takes command of the International Space Station…”
His affiliations include the membership in the Royal Military College Club, Society of Experimental Test Pilots, and Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute and serving as honorary patron of Lambton College, former trustee of Lakefield College School, board member of the International Space School Foundation, and executive with the Association of Space Explorers.
In Sarnia, the city airport was renamed to Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport in 1997[19] and a public school was named after Hadfield. Chris Hadfield Public School, in Milton, Ontario, is part of the Halton District School Board.
Now, can anyone tell me why after all these years and honours this extraordinary Canadian does not possess the Order of Canada? Marc Garneau, also a commissioned officer and former astronaut is a Companion of the Order. What does this say about the people who oversee the ‘honour’?
Unbelievable.
The man is a shoe in for the Order of Canada. When he returns to earth, the first order of business should be a national tour. He has succeeded in making space exciting, entertaining, and worth every dime we spend on it.
He was a ‘shoe in’ for the Order of Canada at least a decade ago when he already was walking in space Isn’t it just a little strange that he has been bypassed? Marc Garneau is a Companion of the Order and has a school named after him. Julie Payette who entered the Canadian Space Program with Chris is an Oficer of the Order and she too has a school named after her. Well, Chris has the school but that committee up in Ottawa hasn’t noticed his extraordinary accomplishments in the air force or CSA and the honour that he was brought to the country through his service.
Sorry he’s not black enough to count. Someone needs to go to jail over this, why isn’t the CBC standing up for the taxpayer and reporting on this overt racisim?