News Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield To Command ISS

[Mantis]

Gary Goodyear, the minister of state for science and technology, made the announcement Thursday morning that Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield will take command of the ISS in 2013 during the second half of his six month deployment to the station. This will be Col. Hadfield's third trip into space and he will be the first Canadian to command a space mission. He was also the first Canadian to walk in space.:thumbup:

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

NASA: "NASA and Its Partners Announce a New Space Station Crew".

CSA: "Harper Government Announces the First Canadian Commander of the International Space Station".

Hadfield gets the nod for 2012 space trip.

collectSPACE: "Expedition 34/35 Mission Crest - Astronaut Chris Hadfield".

Video: Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Remarks after Being Introduced as Expedition 35 Commander.​

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The National Post: "Major win for Canada's space program".

Video: Canadian Space Agency, Chris Hadfield, ISS, 2 Sept 2010 English Scrum.​

Also, Chris is now on Twitter (@Cmdr_Hadfield) and has a page on Facebook! :thumbup:

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Just had to post this - from Hadfield's Facebook page! :lol:

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

SPACE.com: "1st Canadian Commander of Space Station Named".

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CTV: "Hadfield's sights set on lofty goal from a young age".