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Top 10 Sensational Facts about Chris Hadfield

Chris Hadfield is a Canadian astronaut. Chris Austin Hadfield was born on August 29, 1959, in Sarnia, Ontario. He grew up on a corn farm in Milton, in southern Ontario.

Hadfield was the first Canadian to walk in space. He was also the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS).

He joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1978. In 1982 he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario.

In 1992 he and three others were chosen by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to enter the astronaut-training program.

The CSA sent Hadfield to Texas to work with NASA. In 1995 Hadfield made his first flight into space. He and the other crew members attached a docking module to the Mir space station and delivered supplies.

In 2001 Hadfield went to Russia to work with the space program there. He was the director of all ISS crew activities in Russia.

Hadfield retired from the RCAF in 2003 and from the CSA in 2013. He speaks all over the world about his experiences.

Hadfield鈥檚 use of social media while he was on the ISS made him very popular with people on Earth. For more sensational facts about him, keep scrolling.

1. Chris Hadfield was a Pioneering Canadian Astronaut

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By the early 1990s, Hadfield had flown more than 70 different kinds of aircraft and earned a name for himself within military circles in both Canada and the United States.

Stationed at NASA’s Johnson Space Agency in Houston, Texas, by the Canadian Space Agency, Hadfield quickly became an integral member of both countries’ space programs

Over the next two decades, Hadfield donned a number of different hats, he served as the voice of mission control to astronauts in space,.

He also supported shuttle launches at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. 

Furthermore, he was director of operations for NASA at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Star City, Russia.

Beginning in 2006, Hadfield served for two years as chief of International Space Station Operations at the Johnson Space Center.

2. Chris Hadfield was the First Canadian to Walk in Space

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In November 1995 Hadfield served as Mission Specialist 1 on NASA鈥檚 second mission to Russian Space Station Mir.

During the flight, the crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis attached a 5-tonne docking module to Mir and transferred over 1,000 kg of food, water and supplies.

Hadfield flew as the first Canadian mission specialist, the first Canadian to operate the Canadarm in orbit, and the only Canadian to ever board Mir.

Hadfield鈥檚 second space flight occurred in 2001. He was the Mission Specialist 1 on STS-100, travelling aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station.

His mission delivered the Canadarm2. This spaceflight was notable as Hadfield performed two spacewalks, becoming the first Canadian to float freely in outer space.

3. The 1969 lunar Landing was the 鈥淓ureka鈥� Moment for Chris Hadfield

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Like millions of other kids around the world, a young Hadfield spent July 20, 1969, witnessing the Apollo 11 lunar landing.

Humans set foot on the surface of the moon for the very first time.

It was a transformational moment for Hadfield, as he explained to the Globe and Mail, 鈥溾��I resolved that night, July 20, 1969, to be an astronaut when I grew up鈥攜ou know, me and 10 million other people. That looks like something really interesting to do with your life.鈥�

4. Chris Hadfield Served as a Commander of the International Space Station

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Hadfield launched in the Soyuz TMA-07M flight for a long duration stay on board the ISS as part of Expedition 35 on December 19, 2012.

He arrived at the station two days later, as scheduled, and became the first Canadian to command the ISS when the crew of Expedition 34 departed in March 2013.

On May 12, 2013, he turned over command of the ISS and returned home aboard the Soyuz spacecraft on May 13.

He received significant media exposure during his time on the ISS, and ended his time on the station by paying tribute to David Bowie with a rendition of “Space Oddity”.

A revised version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station is the first music video recorded in space!

5. Col. Chris Hadfield is afraid of Heights

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One might think this phobia would be a deal-breaker for someone who’s spent so many hours in space beyond the confines of the spacecraft, watching the world go by beneath his feet at thousands of miles per hour.

Yet, Hadfield writes, peering over the edge of a tall building means “my stomach starts tumbling, my palms sweat and my legs don’t want to move.”

 Surprising, perhaps, but Hadfield says that a big part of being an astronaut is coming to grips with the litany of things that could kill you at any moment and dealing with it through incredible preparation.

6.      Chris Hadfield is a Fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs

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Being from Southern Ontario, it鈥檚 no surprise that Hadfield is a huge fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He showed his affection for his favourite hockey team by donning a Leaf’s t-shirt during his re-entry to Earth in 2013, instead of the regulation NASA undershirt.

His 2013 re-entry also coincided with the infamous Leafs-Bruins Game 7, where Toronto surrendered a 4-1 lead to not only lose the game, but also the series, and be knocked out of the playoffs.

Hadfield learned of the terrible outcome from his wife on his first phone call back on Earth.

7.   Chris Hadfield was a Ski Instructor

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Long before demonstrating science experiments from outer space for a worldwide audience, Hadfield was teaching proper form and technique on the slopes as a ski instructor at Glen Eden Ski Area in his hometown of Milton

 鈥淚 did a lot of racing at the provincial level, but it was working as an instructor that really improved my skiing,鈥� said Hadfield.

鈥淭eaching the fundamentals seven days a week massively improves your technique, and by the end of that first winter I couldn鈥檛 wait to head to Lake Louise or Sunshine in Banff since I knew I could ski just about anything.鈥�

He later had to put the sport on hold when he started training to be an astronaut.

Unfortunately, when his feet were finally firmly back on earth, Hadfield had to wait to ski because of bone density loss from spending time in space.

Extremely athletic, Hadfield taught skiing and ski racing for 10 years as a young adult. 

8. How Chris Hadfield became a Global Star

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In December 2012, Hadfield embarked on the most challenging mission of his life: Along with two other astronauts, he departed on a Russian spacecraft for a five-month stay at the International Space Station.

Over the next several months, Hadfield enthralled novice space enthusiasts with his Twitter feed, offering insight into his life aboard the station while also taking and sharing stunning images of the universe around him.

His celebrity took another leap shortly before returning to Earth, when, with the help of his web-savvy son, Evan, Hadfield performed and produced a music-video tribute to David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” aboard the Space Station.

In October 2015, Hadfield released Space Sessions: Songs From a Tin Can, an album of songs that he had recorded on the International Space Station.

 Forbes鈥� dubbed him as the 鈥渕ost social media savvy astronaut ever to leave Earth鈥�. Hadfield has more than 500,000 Twitter followers and created one of the most popular Reddit IAmA threads of all time.

9.  Chris Hadfield helped to Build the ISS

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A partnership between 10 European countries (represented by ESA), the United States (NASA), Japan (JAXA), Canada (CSA) and Russia (Roscosmos), the ISS is the world’s largest international cooperative programme in science and technology to date.

Speaking of “didn’t exist yet,” when Hadfield flew into space in 2001, it was to a space station that was not even fully assembled.

Hadfield 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.

It made sense to send Hadfield so a Canadian astronaut could install the Canadian space program’s pride and joy.

10.  He Lived in an Underwater for Days

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NEEMO is an acronym for NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations. It is a program for studying human survival in an underwater laboratory in preparation for future space exploration.

The underwater habitat, Aquarius, is located near Key Largo, Florida and is operated by the National Undersea Research Center at the University of North Carolina鈥揥ilmington.

Located 62 feet underwater, NASA has used it since 2001 for a series of missions usually lasting 10-14 days. Crew members are called aquanauts instead of 鈥渄ivers鈥�.

He Was the Commander of NEEMO 14 and Lived in the underwater facility off the Florida Coast for 13 Days

Chris Hadfield is a pioneer of many historic firsts and to Canadians, he is a more famous astronaut than Neil Armstrong.

He was named the Top Test Pilot in both the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy and has been inducted into Canada鈥檚 Aviation Hall of Fame.