Oh Canada! Hadfield Named First Canandian Commander of ISS

Congratulations to one of our favorite astronauts, Chris Hadfield from Canada. Today NASA and the Canadian Space Agency announced Hadfield will be heading to the International Space Station in 2012, serving as Flight Engineer for Expedition 34, and then transitioning to Commander midway through his 6-month stay when Expedition 35 begins. Hadfield will be the first Canadian to serve as Commander for the ISS. His ebullient style and passion for space exploration — evident in the video above from today's announcement (Hadfield speaks in both French and English, so don't worry if you're not fluent in one or the other) should make for a lively and enlightening time on the ISS.(...)Read the rest of Oh Canada! Hadfield Named First Canandian Commander of ISS (298 words)© nancy for Universe Today, 2010. | Permalink | No comment |
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