Chris Hadfield
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Chris Austin Hadfield is a retired Royal Canadian Air Force colonel, test pilot, and CSA astronaut. As the first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space, he has flown two Space Shut
Hadfield in July 2011
Chris Hadfield in 2012
Hadfield spacewalking during the STS-100 mission
Hadfield answering media questions during unveiling of the Canadian $5 Frontier Series banknote during Expedition 35 on April 30, 2013. He unveiled the $10 banknote on the same day.
Space Oddity
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"Space Oddity" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was released on 11 July 1969 by Philips and Mercury Records as a 7-inch single, then was included as the opening track of his
Chris Hadfield
…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". Hadfield has a social media presence, with over 2,400,000 Twitter followers as of August 2019. He created one of the top Reddit ask me anything (AMA…
"Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola" cover
Bowie in the 1972 music video for the song. His performance reflected his disinterest in the video.
"Space Oddity" appears in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, directed by Ben Stiller (pictured at a premiere of the film on the left).
Hadfield performing "Space Oddity" at the 2016 Starmus Festival.