Chris Hadfield

Words to live by: Chris Hadfield’s advice to aspiring astronauts

As of this posting, the International Space Station has been continuously occupied for 12 years and 125 days. In that time, the orbital outpost has had more than its fair share of awesome tenants, but astronaut Chris Hadfield has got to be one of our favorites. Hadfield arrived at the ISS last December, and will…

This Is Neither Mars Nor Mercury—This Is Earth

Commander Chris Hadfield—god bless his astrochops—just took this photo of Earth with the following caption: “Mars is a very interesting planet, with its rugged, ancient surface. But this is Earth.” Absolutely oooohstanding. [Twitter]

Budapest From Orbit

Oh, hello Commander Hadfield! And thank you for the nice pic!

How to Make a Sandwich… IN SPAAAAAACE

Sandwiches are objectively the single greatest culinary invention—ever. But how are you supposed to consume this marvel of man in the zero-gravity environment that is outer space? Fortunately, everyone’s favorite Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield, seems to have solved the problem. Of course, sandwich purists may not be entirely satisifed with the results—tortillas in place of…

ISS Commander Chris Hadfield is AMAing on Reddit right now! [Reddit]

Astronaut Chris Hadfield is answering questions on reddit right now!

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who is currently aboard the International Space Station (and tweeting photos from space), is doing one of reddit’s Ask Me Anything chats right now. So if you’ve been dying to ask him questions about life in orbit, now is your chance. I Am Astronaut Chris Hadfield, currently orbiting planet Earth. [reddit]

Watch Chris Hadfield and Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies perform a duet from the ISS and Earth

International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield is certainly making the most of his time up there space. This past Friday he teamed up with Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies fame to perform their original track, “I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing).” For the live performance, they were joined by the Wexford Gleeks from the Wexford Collegiate School…

The First Song Composed and Recorded In Space Actually Rocks

This is the first song composed and recorded in space, the result of the collaboration of ISS Commander Chris Hadfield and Ed Robertson, the singer of the Barenaked Ladies. Together with the band and the Wexford Gleeks choir, they recorded I.S.S (Is Somebody Singing) using a live connection between the International Space Station and CBC…

William Shatner to phone astronaut Chris Hadfield at 10:40 ET — watch it live on io9!

William Shatner, James Tiberius Kirk himself, is scheduled to phone the International Space Station today at 10:40 ET (7:40, bright and early, for you West-Coasters). Watch it here, live on io9! Shatner will be opening a hailing frequency to ISS astronaut and fellow Canadian Chris Hadfield to talk about life aboard humanity’s orbital outpost (in…

This is what happens when you open a can of mixed nuts in space

This video comes to you courtesy of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield — the first Canuck to walk in space, and easily one of the country’s greatest exports since Kids in the Hall. Or Keanu Reeves. Or maybe William Shatner. Whatever, you get the idea. Dude rules. Fun Canada/space/awesome-collision-of-scifi-and-science fact: Shatner recently opened a hailing frequency…

From space, the Australian Outback looks like a Jackson Pollock painting

CSA astronaut Chris Hadfield’s tweets of photos taken from the International Space Station continue to give us a fresh perspective on our planet. All of the images are breathtaking, but this photo of the Australian Outback is particularly striking, resembling paint brushed across a canvas. And Hadfield has also gifted us with this video, in…

Astronaut tweets pictures of his SPACE NACHOS

If only everyone would tweet pictures of food this awesome. Commander Chris Hadfield is tweeting pics like crazy from the International Space Station. He’s already given us a glimpse of the Australian wildfires shot from space, and snippets of sound from the ISS, but some of our favorite shots have to be his meals. Like…

A disturbing glimpse of Australia’s wildfires as seen from space

International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield has snapped a series of images that capture the scale and devastation of wildfires that are currently blazing through parts of Australia. The bushfires, which have been burning since Friday, are being fueled by record high temperatures. And in fact, Australian meteorologists have added an extra color to its…

Awe-Inspiring Pictures Taken from the ISS as the New Year Begins

Here is what Mt. Vesuvius looks like from orbit. It looks like we’re going to have a year of awesome space snapshots now that Commander Chris Hadfield is on board the International Space Station, and tweeting lots of gorgeous Earth porn. He’s working as a flight engineer now, but getting ready to be commander of…

This is what it sounds like aboard the International Space Station

You’d think that soaring around Earth on the International Space Station would be pretty quiet, but it turns out life aboard humanity’s orbital outpost is surprisingly noisy — albeit in that comforting, white-noise sort of way. This, straight from commander Chris Hadfield’s twitter, is a recording taken from inside the U.S. lab of the ISS:…

How to Train for Long-Duration Spaceflight, with Chris Hadfield

On December 19, 2012, a trio of Expedition 34 crewmembers are scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and head towards their home in space for six months, the International Space Station. Among the crew is Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who for over two years has been training for this flight. With Hadfield’s…