Chris Hadfield

By Thomas Posted 11 Feb 2013 — 0 Comment ↓

$Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer, watches a water bubble float freely between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, in the Unity node of the International Space Station. (NASA)$

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is one of the most experienced space travellers in the world (actually right now he is about 330 kilometers above the Earth). Hadfield served as NASA mission specialist on STS-74 and STS-100. He is currently living Continue reading →

Ed White: first american spacewalker

By Thomas Posted 25 Nov 2012 — 0 Comment ↓

Ed White outside the Gemini spacecraft (NASA) (thumb)

On June 3, 1965, Edward H. White II became the first American to step outside his spacecraft and let go, effectively setting himself adrift in the zero gravity of space. For 23 minutes White floated and maneuvered himself around the Continue reading →

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