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Monday 29 May 2023 Dublin: 13°C

# chris hadfield

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# space talk
Former astronaut Chris Hadfield surprises Toy Show star Adam King on Late Late Show
Last Friday, Adam spoke about his love of space and his ambition to work for NASA.
# sound out
Two budding Irish astronauts got to meet Chris Hadfield on Ray D'Arcy last night
“I’d love to be the first female astronaut.”
# Out of this World
This Dublin artist's amazing astronaut mural is Chris Hadfield-approved
Is there higher praise than that? We don’t think so.
# Optimism
Commander Hadfield is here to make you feel a whole lot better about 2015
“Our world is a better place than we often claim it to be.”
# Space Oddity
Ireland's favourite astronaut is back in town...
… and he’s brought his guitar.
# future astronauts
Chris Hadfield tweeted this animation by Dublin schoolboys, and it's winning high praise
Maybe because it’s really, really good.
# ISS
Hey, that's us! Astronaut tweets shot of a (mostly) cloudless Ireland
Thanks, Commander Reid Wiseman
# Space Oddity
Chris Hadfield's David Bowie cover removed from the internet
Houston, we have a problem.
# Major Gone
Enjoy Commander Hadfield's Space Oddity? Watch it quickly- it's being taken down
Hadfield spent months getting the rights, but Bowie only gave him a year to keep the video up.
# Space Oddity
Commander Chris Hadfield presents 'An Astronaut's Guide to Hurling'
Ah sure, stick him in at full-forward there…
# everybody loves chris
Commander Hadfield made a charming Astronaut's Guide to Ireland
He’s basically one of us now.
# twitterverse
Tweet Sweeper: Vogue McFadden gets real about the porridge myth
All the best of the week’s tweets from famous people.
# cmdr hadfield
Commander Hadfield inspires an Irish online photoshop battle
Hadfield with Collins and Dev, Hadfield winning the World Cup for Ireland…
# into the west
Commander Hadfield knows how to make Ireland look good
Or does Ireland know how to make Commander Hadfield look good?
# Star Man
Cushendall's biggest fan Chris Hadfield hangs out with Antrim hurlers
The Canadian astronaut watched ALL the club side’s games from space.
# these islands
Chris Hadfield sparked a Twitter row by using the phrase 'British Isles'
Oh dear :( :( :(
# late late
Did RTÉ get the competition question wrong on the Late Late Show?
Maybe.
# GAA
Star man Chris Hadfield tries his hand at hurling in Dublin
The Canadian astronaut isn’t a good lad; but he’ll stop a good lad from playing.
# new mission
From space hero to tourism ambassador: Chris Hadfield returns to give Ireland's attractions a boost
The astronaut will spend the next few days as a ‘tourist’ as part of a promotional drive aimed at reaching his million-plus Twitter followers.
# Space Oddity
Astronaut Chris Hadfield plays with The Chieftains again...on Earth
They previously played together while Cmdr Hadfield was still aboard the ISS.
# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
Everyone’s talking about Gerry Adams at Nelson Mandela’s funeral, Commander Chris Hadfield in Dublin, and the weather…
# worth the wait
Pics: Hundreds queue around the block to see Commander Hadfield
Demand for Commander Chris Hadfield’s book was so high that Eason ran out of copies, leaving some people disappointed.
# Space man
Hello, commander: Chris Hadfield is in Dublin today
Commander Chris Hadfield will be signing copies of his book An Astronaut’s Guide to Life this afternoon.
# Space Oddity
7 of the best bits from Commander Chris Hadfield's AMA
The retired astronaut returned to Reddit for the third time to answer all our pesky questions. He really loves us.
# Star Man
Here's when you can finally meet Commander Chris Hadfield
He’ll be signing copies of his new book in Dublin next month.
# Space
Hello sunshine! Astronaut snaps cloudless Dublin from ISS
How long did Luca Parmitano have to wait though?
# space fam
Commander Hadfield's son made a lovely ad for his dad's book
‘An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth’ is out now.
# Out of this World
Cmdr. Hadfield thanked the guy who ran the Dublin Marathon dressed as him
Can you imagine running a marathon with a cardboard box around your head? No. Neither can we.
# Positivity
25 good things that have happened since the last budget
No matter how grim things seem today, there are still good things ahead.
# Star Man
Commander Chris Hadfield is coming to Ireland
He’ll need to brush up on his Gaeilge.
# Space Exploration
Ayers Rock, the Andes and the Bahamas - as seen from space
Maybe we won’t miss Chris Hadfield that much? These spectacular images were taken by his replacement Fyodor Yurchikhin during his last mission on the ISS.
# what a man
Commander Chris Hadfield got an award for tweeting as Gaeilge
And for his “contribution to Dublin”.
# Space
Chris Hadfield's replacements to study plants and fire in space
Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin will lead his six-month mission with flight engineers Karen Nyberg and Luca Parmitano.
# spaceman
Some of the many things we learned from Chris Hadfield’s time in space
Do you remember what his all-time favourite space food is? We’ve learned SO MUCH.
# Not the News
Only losers take the bus, right Leo?: The week's news skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: The Gathering at the Dáil; Cabinet clones; Alan Shatter knows what you did last summer.
# Om nom nom
Here's Commander Hadfield's first Earth meal after months in space
“The smell is like an old friend.” Can you guess what he went for?
# back to reality
Here's why Chris Hadfield keeps dropping his coffee*
*Sort of.
# cmdr hadfield
Hello, spaceman: Commander Hadfield is back on earth
The astronaut bid farewell to the station yesterday with a David Bowie song – but now he’s back on earth.