GBBP 78: Astronaut Chris Hadfield
This week, we’re beyond thrilled to bring you Commander Chris Hadfield: retired NASA astronaut, first Canadian to walk in space, phenomenally engaging speaker, and YouTube sensation.
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Music From the ISS: First Video From Astronaut Chris Hadfields’s ‘Space Sessions’
Remember when Chris Hadfield caused a stir with his wonderful rendition of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded and filmed on the International Space Station. Well, apparently it wasn’t the only music he did up in orbit.
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You Are Here: A New Book From Astronaut Chris Hadfield
From astronaut Chris Hadfield is a new book showing us what we all have in common, our home. This is planet Earth as seen from the ISS, one picture at a time.
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Welcome Home, Hadfield, Marshburn, and Romanenko!
Last night, at 10:31 EDT, after spending 146 days in space — 144 of which were spent on board the International Space Station — and making 2,336 orbits around the planet, clocking close to 62 million miles, astronauts Chris Hadfield (Canada), Tom Marshburn (United States), and Roman Romanenko (Russia) touched down safely in southern Kazakhstan.
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Commander Chris Hadfield Sings Space Oddity
As “a last glimpse of the World,” Commander Chris Hadfield recorded a revised version of “Space Oddity” by David Bowie on board the International Space Station (ISS). Watching it put something in my eye.
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How Astronauts Shave
The coolest astronaut ever is back with another dose of daily life on the ISS.
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Brushing Your Teeth in Space
Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield demonstrates how to do this simple, but usually somewhat messy, daily routine in the zero-gravity of the International Space Station.
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The Chieftains Perform Moondance With Commander Chris Hadfield Live From the ISS
On February 15, 2013, The Chieftains performed in Houston, Texas. One of the songs they performed was Moondance. To make this performance of Moondance special, Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield performed with them, live, from the International Space Station (ISS).
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