Welcome Back To Earth, Commander Hadfield (40 photos)

[octoberlib]

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, commander of the just-completed Expedition 35 aboard the International Space Station, landed safely yesterday in Kazakhstan along with crew members Tom Marshburn and Roman Romanenko after five months in orbit. In his time aboard the ISS, Commander Hadfield not only took hundreds of photographs and conducted conferences with students on Earth, he took his stories to social media, catching the attention of the world. Hadfield, with the help of his sons Evan and Kyle, took the web by storm, creating popular presences on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, and more. His videos answered questions about everyday existence in zero-gravity with a dose of science mixed with humor. To top things off, Hadfield, also a musician, finished his command mission by releasing his own version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity", with Bowie's blessing. Gathered here are some photos of and by Commander Hadfield during his remarkable mission. [40 photos]

Hadfield: How do you sprinkle salt and pepper without gravity? We squirt salt water and pepper oil. (NASA/Chris Hadfield)







Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield (left), Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko (center) and U.S. astronaut Tom Marshburn, pose for a picture after leaving the Russian Soyuz space capsule following its landing in central Kazakhstan, on May 14, 2013. (Reuters/Sergei Remezov)


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http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/05/welcome-back-to-earth-commander-hadfield/100514/

[rdharma]

1. Where was Borat?

[octoberlib]

2. Probably around there somewhere,lol nt

[rdharma]

3. Рахмет!

Or as Borat say...... Dziękuję!

[SidDithers]

4. DU rec...

his use of social media opened up Space to millions of people around the world.

Well done, Cmdr Hadfield.

Sid

[rdharma]

5. I can't believe he was able to do this!

Hats off!

[Demoiselle]

6. I loved the "Major Tom" moment.

I teared up, actually.I hereby send him a "welcome home" hug.