Today on Fanfare we are joined by one of the world’s most accomplished astronauts, Colonel Chris Hadfield, to host an imaginary dinner party in SPACE complete with theme, strict dress code, a chocolate wall, and some pretty astonishing views. It’s a good time to learn to eat without a plate (or gravity), because earlier this week, NASA’s Artemis 1 mission reached the moon with the most powerful space rocket in history. While the Orion capsule was unmanned, if we want to be aboard the next one, we’d better start training. Hadfield has spent a total of 166 days in space (we counted), beginning in 1995 when he first left Earth aboard the space shuttle Atlantis. On his second mission in 2001, he became the first Canadian ever to float freely in space, and in December 2012 he left the planet a third time and spent about five months as Commander of the International Space Station. From the ISS, he documented life in space for those of us on this planet, and recorded an entire album from up there, including his famous and moving rendition of David Bowie’s Space Oddity. On top of being a fighter pilot, engineer, astronaut, musician, and professor, Hadfield has written several books, including a bestselling memoir, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth (2013), a children’s book, and a cold war moon mission thriller, the Apollo Murders (2021). Pack yourself a (literal) capsule wardrobe and join us–this episode is a blast.
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Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV
Emma Knight @emmalknight
Col. Chris Hadfield on Twitter @Cmdr_Hadfield
Spacey tracks by DJ Monique: Dinner in Space with Chris Hadfield Playlist on Spotify
Chris Hadfield’s books:
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth (2013)
The Darkest Dark (2018), a children’s books Emma’s kids love
The Apollo Murders (2021)
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