In the astronaut business - the shuttle is a very complicated vehicle; it's the most complicated flying machine ever built. And in the astronaut business, we have a saying, which is, 'There is no problem so bad that you can't make it worse.' Chris Hadfield astronautbadbadly share on social
Our role is to develop techniques that allow us to provide emergency life-saving procedures to injured patients in an extreme, remote environment without the presence of a physician. Chris Hadfield developemergencyenvironment Change image and share on social
I once made myself black out by pulling G too quickly while flying an F-18. Being unconscious in a single-seat airplane is not good. Fortunately, I woke up in time. I learned how to better plug-in my anti-G suit. Chris Hadfield airplaneantiblack share on social
I was born in Sarnia, Ontario; a small town, it's where oil was pretty much discovered in North America. Chris Hadfield americabeardiscover Change image and share on social
I've been lucky enough to fly to space twice. Chris Hadfield flyhavelucky Change image and share on social
I've been so lucky to have done two spacewalks. If you looked at your wristwatch, I was outside about 15 hours, which is about 10 times around the world. And, you know, there's a whole time dilation, distortion thing. Chris Hadfield dilationdistortionhave share on social
And now for Return to Flight, I'm chief of robotics working in the astronaut office in Houston, as a Canadian. Chris Hadfield astronautcanadianchief Change image and share on social
Space is not a good place to mix foods because as soon as you take something out of the package, it becomes a flying object. Chris Hadfield flyfoodgood Change image and share on social
When you look out the window of a spaceship, you see entire countries, vast swaths of continents. One turn of the head covers what once took thousands of years to traverse at ground level. Chris Hadfield continentcountrycover Change image and share on social
The beauty of the space station, and of human spaceflight, is that it is now at a level of maturity where you can invite people on-board, which is what I worked so hard to do on social media and all the videos I made. Chris Hadfield beautyboardhard share on social