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LEGENDRetiredCSACSA·🇨🇦 Canada·Born 1959
Chris Hadfield
First Canadian to perform a spacewalk (2001)
167d
Days in Space
3
Missions
2
EVAs
15h
EVA Time
There is no problem so bad that you can't make it worse.
Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter.
In space, no one can hear you cry.
The best antidote I've found to worry is preparation.
Biography
First Canadian to walk in space and command the ISS. Famous for his rendition of 'Space Oddity' filmed aboard the station.
Before NASARoyal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot and test pilot who flew CF-18 Hornets before being selected as a CSA astronaut in 1992.
Records & Firsts
Notable accomplishments by Chris Hadfield
- First Canadian to perform a spacewalk (2001)
- First Canadian commander of the International Space Station (2013)
Mission Timeline
- Mission Specialist
Space Shuttle Atlantis
STS-74
Launch: Nov 12, 1995Landing: Nov 20, 1995Duration: 8 days - Mission Specialist
Space Shuttle Endeavour
STS-100
Launch: Apr 19, 2001Landing: May 1, 2001Duration: 11 days- Installed Canadarm2 on the ISS
- Commander
Soyuz TMA-07M
Expedition 34/35
Launch: Dec 19, 2012Landing: May 13, 2013Duration: 145 days- First Canadian ISS commander; viral 'Space Oddity' video
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
guitarsingingsongwritingskiing
Causes They Champion
Science communicationSTEM education
Awards & Honors
- Order of Canada
- Meritorious Service Cross
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal
- Vanier Award
Authored
- An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth(2013)
- You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes(2014)
- The Apollo Murders(2021)
- The Defector(2023)
Fun fact
His cover of David Bowie's 'Space Oddity', recorded aboard the ISS in 2013, became the first music video filmed in space and has been viewed over 100 million times.
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