Astronaut's 'spaceship life' films become internet sensation – video

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Source: Guardian, ITN

Colonel Chris Hadfield has made a series of videos that provide a glimpse into life aboard a spacecraft. The International Space Station astronaut can be seen playing guitar, having a haircut and making a sandwich in the films. The Canadian says he wants viewers to appreciate their habitat as 'one bubble of air that keeps us all alive, that we're responsible for'

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/2013/mar/14/astronauts-spaceship-life-video

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Report by Anna Collinson.

[Posteritatis]

1. Hadfield's awesome.

And I kinda love that one of the current Canadian celebrities is an astronaut.

[Bette Noir]

2. Commander Hadfield is awesome!

He tweets several times/day with pictures of the world as seen from space, and gives little details about life on the ISS. He's a geek like we are; when William Shatner tweeted him, Hadfield answered in character as a subordinate of the great Captain James T. Kirk. How can you not love him?

[Scruffy Rumbler]

3. This was my first awareness of him....Loved it!

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[CottonBear]

4. QEII (The queen of Canada) twittered this message to Colonel Christopher Hadfield on 03/13/13:

13 March 2013

I am pleased to transmit my personal best wishes, and those of all Canadians, to Colonel Christopher Hadfield as he takes command of the International Space Station on Wednesday. Our thoughts and best wishes are with him and the entire crew, as are our prayers for an eventual safe return to family, friends and fellow Canadians.

ELIZABETH R.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2013/MessagetoCommanderHadfieldandtheInternationalSpace.aspx

Colonel Christopher Hadfield's reply:
http://members3.boardhost.com/Warholm/msg/1363191079.html



Scruffy Rumbler: I can't thank you enough for the link to this amazing video of the one of the most amazing live performances that I have ever seen! You have made my day, week, month and year!

Peace. CB

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Locking, sorry, but this is a video and not an article

But it would be great for the Video Forum - or GD. Thanks!

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