TORONTO – NASA hosted a one-hour Google+ Hangout with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield on Thursday afternoon.
The hangout was with Hadfield and two other recently-returned space station astronauts.
Hadfield, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn returned home to Earth last week after arriving at the International Space Station (ISS) in December.
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Hadfield, Marshburn and astronaut Kevin Ford—who returned to Earth from the ISS in March— answered questions and provided insights about life, scientific research, maintenance and spacewalks they conducted during their five-month mission.
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In a Skype interview with Global National’s Dawna Friesen one week after landing back on Earth, Hadfield said the transitions he is going through is a lesson for the scientists that are working with him as he re-adapts.
“I’m a wonderful case study of how the body reintegrates to the vector of gravity, and starts to ignore how I was living in space,” he said.
Prior to the event, Twitter users can submit questions using the hashtag #askAstro, and NASA will open a thread on its Facebook page where questions can be posted.
Hadfield was the first Canadian astronaut to take command of the ISS. His colourful and detailed images—as well as his interaction with the world through live chats and video—have received international attention and helped him gain over 905,000 Twitter followers.
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