Chris Hadfield

About Chris Hadfield

Commander of the Canadian Air Force and the first Canadian to walk in space. He gained a fan base on social media when he posted pictures aboard a space station of the Earth.

Chris Austin Hadfield is an astronaut, engineer, science communicator, singer and former Canadian Space Agency fighter pilot. As the first Canadian to walk in space, Hadfield has performed two Space Shuttle missions and served as Commander of the International Space Station. Prior to his career as an astronaut, Hadfield served in the Canadian Forces for 25 years as a fighter pilot for the Air Force Command. Hadfield was inspired as a child watching the Apollo 11 moon landing on television. He attended Oakville and Milton High School in southern Ontario and earned a roller coaster pilot's license as a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. After joining the Canadian Armed Forces, he earned an engineering degree from the Royal Military College. He learned to fly a variety of aircraft in the military and eventually became a test pilot, flying several test planes.

Time in space	166 days
Total EVAs	2
Born	Chris Austin Hadfield, August 29, 1959, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Retirement	July 3, 2013
Other occupation	Test pilot, musician
Missions	STS-74, STS-100, Soyuz TMA-07M (Expedition 34/35)
Selection	1992 CSA Group
Status	Retired
Total EVA time	14 hours 53 minutes and 38 seconds
Alma mater	Royal Roads Military College, Royal Military College (BEng), University of Waterloo (MEng), University of Tennessee (MSc)

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Trivia

He became the first Canadian to serve as commander of the International Space Station in March 2013.

Chris Hadfield before fame

He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the Royal Military College in 1982.

Achievement of Chris Hadfield

In March 2013, he became the first Canadian to command the International Space Station.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Chris Hadfield family life

He is married to Helene, his high school sweetheart, and they have three children.

Associations of Chris Hadfield

Neil Armstrong's Apollo moon landing motivated him to pursue a career as an astronaut.

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