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What is special about Chris Hadfield?
The first Canadian to walk in space, Hadfield has flown two Space Shuttle missions and served as commander of the International Space Station (ISS). Prior to his career as an astronaut, Hadfield served in the Canadian Forces for 25 years as an Air Command fighter pilot.
How is Chris Hadfield a leader?
In Chris’s words, “Leadership is the art of influencing human behavior to accomplish a mission in the manner desired by the leader.” During his time serving as the commander of the International Space Station, Chris learned how to lead his crew.
How did Chris Hadfield impact the world?
Colonel Chris Hadfield’s three missions to space showed people from all over the world what it is like to live in orbit. Through his accomplishments, his photographs and his videos produced by the Canadian Space Agency ( CSA ), he inspired people, made them laugh and taught them new things.
Why is Chris Hadfield important to Canada?
After a distinguished career as a test pilot, Hadfield became an astronaut in 1992. Over the course of his career, he achieved a series of Canadian firsts: he was the first Canadian to be a space mission specialist, to operate the Canadarm in orbit, to do a spacewalk and to command the International Space Station.
What is Chris Hadfield legacy?
Hadfield is the most celebrated astronaut alive, widely held as the successor to Neil Armstrong, his hero and initial paragon of greatness. That always motivated him: standing on the shoulders of everyone who made what he did possible, then adding to that solid foundation for those who followed after him.
What skills does Chris Hadfield have?
He joined a Canadian quasi-military program called Air Cadets and while learning leadership and self-discipline skills, he also learned to fly airplanes by the time he was 16.
Does skin fall off in space?
Dead skin cells fall off in huge chunks All the callouses on the bottom of your feet fall off about two to three months into living on the International Space Station. That’s because astronauts spend most of their time floating in a weightless environment, not walking.
Who stayed in space longest?
cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov spent 437 days on the Mir space station from 1994 and 1995 still holds the record for the longest time a person has stayed in space.
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