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Chris Hadfield Begins Elaborate April Fools' Prank
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield "spots" a UFO in the distance: "The view from where we fly the Canadarm2, with some orbital debris off in the distance," he wrote on Twitter.
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Debris Comes Closer to the Space Station
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
In an elaborate April Fools' Day prank, Chris Hadfield took to Twitter to tell the world about a flying saucer heading toward the orbiting outpost.
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Robotic Arm and 'UFO'
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
Chris Hadfield's third April Fools' Day photo shows the station's robotic arm and the UFO in full view.
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Chris Hadfield Posing with an Alien
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
Chris Hadfield's grand April Fools' Day finale shows him posing with an alien that just stopped by the station to say hi.
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Chris Cassidy April Fools' Day
Credit: NASA TV
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (bottom left) wears a felt mustache to match the Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station
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Chris Hadfield April Fools' Day
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield holds up two objects that look like grenades as part of an April Fools' Day prank today (April 1, 2013).
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Easter Eggs in Space for Expedition 35
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 35 commander, shows the six Easter eggs he packed for his six-man International Space Station crew in a photo posted to Twitter on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. [
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Easter Sunday Sunrise from Space: Expedition 35
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
This Easter Sunday sunrise photo taken by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield on the International Space Station shows the Great Lakes region of North America on March 31, 2013. [
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Expedition 35 Crew: All Together Now
Credit: NASA TV
The six-man crew of the Expedition 35 on the International Space Station wave after meeting on March 28, 2013, following the first-ever one-day launch and docking of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station.
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Soyuz Makes its Approach to the International Space Station
Credit: NASA TV
An International Space Station camera caught sight of the Soyuz space capsule as it made its approach to the orbiting outpost on March 28, 2013. [
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Space Station from Soyuz
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The International Space Station comes into view for the crew of a Spacecraft on March 28, 2013. [
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Expedition 35 Crew Family Watches Docking
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Friends and family members of NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin watch as the Soyuz TMA-08M crew arrived at the International Space Station on March 28, 2013, after an accelerated one-day trip. [
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Expedition 35 Crew Members Pose for Photo
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Expedition 35 crew members take a break from training at NASA's Johnson Space Center to pose for a crew portrait.
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Expedition 35 Launch
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz TMA-08M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, March 29, 2013 carrying Expedition 35 Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy and Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz rocket launched at 2:43 a.m. local time. [See
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Expedition 35 Launch
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
The Soyuz rocket carrying Expedition 35 crew members to the International Space Station launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). [
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Expedition 35 Crew Waves from Stairs
Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
Expedition 35 Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin, top, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, and Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, bottom, wave farewell from the base of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, March 29, 2013. Their Soyuz TMA-08M rocket launched at 2:43 a.m. local time.
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St. Patrick's Day in Space and Chris Hadfield
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield floats inside the International Space Station clad all in green for St. Patrick's Day on March 17, 2013.
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Ireland from Space on St. Patrick's Day 2013
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
Canadian astronaut snapped this photo of Tralee, Ireland, from space on March 17, 2013, to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on the International Space Station.
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Expedition 35-36 Crew Members
Credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
(L to R) Expedition 35/36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA, Expedition 35 Soyuz Commander and Expedition 36 Commander Pavel Vinogradov of Roscosmos and Expedition 35/36 Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos are seen during a break in training. Image released March 4, 2013.
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Expedition 35-36 Crew Members Reporting for Duty
Credit: NASA
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35/36 prime crew members Chris Cassidy of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Alexander Misurkin report to Russian space officials March 4, 2013, for the start of qualification simulations in Soyuz and Russian segment trainers.
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Expedition 35-36 Backup Crew
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NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins (left), Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov (center) and Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy will serve as backup crew members for Expedition 35/36 to the International Space Station. Image released March 4, 2013.
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Expedition 35 Flight Engineers in Training Session
Credit: NASA
Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin (left) and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (right), both Expedition 35/36 flight engineers; along with Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov, Expedition 35 flight engineer and Expedition 36 commander, participate in an emergency scenario training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov
Credit: NASA
Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov, Expedition 35 flight engineer and Expedition 36 commander, is pictured during an emergency scenario training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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Russian Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin
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Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Expedition 35/36 flight engineer, is pictured during an emergency scenario training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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Expedition 35/36 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy
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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 35/36 flight engineer, is pictured during an emergency scenario training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy During Fit Check
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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 35/36 flight engineer, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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Russian Cosmonauts During Emergency Scenario Training Session
Credit: NASA
Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov (left), Expedition 35 flight engineer and Expedition 36 commander, and Roman Romanenko, Expedition 34/35 flight engineer, participate in an emergency scenario training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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Russian Cosmonauts During Routine Operations Training Session
Credit: NASA
Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov (right), Expedition 35 flight engineer and Expedition 36 commander; and Alexander Misurkin, Expedition 35/36 flight engineer, participate in a routine operations training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy Prepares for a Flight
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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 35/36 flight engineer, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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Expedition 35 Astronaut Chris Cassidy in Training
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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 35/36 flight engineer, attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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Chris Hadfield with the Dragon
Credit: Chris Hadfield / Canadian Space Agency
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield poses with SpaceX's Dragon capsule after it docked successfully with the space station.
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Chris Hadfield and the Dragon
Credit: Chris Hadfield / Canadian Space Agency
Chris Hadfield took a self portrait with SpaceX's Dragon capsule as it approached the International Space Station before Docking.
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ISS Astronauts Participate in NASA's Google+ Hangout
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Astronauts Kevin Ford, Chris Hadfield and Tom Marshburn communicate with social media users in NASA's Google+ Hangout on Feb. 22, 2013.
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Astronaut Marshburn Demonstrates Zero-g Maneuvering
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NASA Astronaut Marshburn demonstrates how he can orient himself in a zero-g environment without touching anything aboard the ISS. The Google+ Hangout took place on Feb. 22, 2013.
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Christmas in Space 2012: Carols and Sights
Credit: Chris Hadfield/Canadian Space Agency
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield strums a guitar while playing Christmas carols and gazing at Earth from the International Space Station in December 2012.
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Space Christmas for Expedition 34
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Christmas in space: NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, commander of the Expedition 34 crew on the International Space Station, wishes the world a Merry Christmas from orbit with a cosmic Christmas tree.
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Merry Christmas From Space: Expedition 34
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The six-man crew of the International Space Station (including a bearded Father Christmas) wishes Mission Control a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays on Dec. 25, 2012, during the Expedition 34 mission.
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Hadfield Looks Through Water Droplet
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Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer, watches a water bubble float freely between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, in the Unity node of the International Space Station. Image released Jan. 21, 2013.
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Canada's First ISS Commander Chris Hadfield
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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield (left) accepts command of the International Space Station from NASA astronaut and out-going station commander Kevin Ford, March 13, 2013.
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Astronaut Ford Watches a Water Bubble
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NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, Expedition 34 commander, watches a water bubble float freely between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, in the Unity node of the International Space Station. Image released Jan. 21, 2013.
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Through a Dark Module
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Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy (left) and Roman Romanenko, both Expedition 34 flight engineers, monitor data at the manual TORU docking system controls in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station during approach and docking operations of the unpiloted ISS Progress 50 resupply vehicle. Image released Feb. 11, 2013.
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Chris Hadfield and the Chieftains
Credit: NASA
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield (top left) and NASA astronauts Cady Coleman and Dan Burbank (in blue flight jackets) perform with the traditional Irish band The Chieftains on Feb. 15, 2013, at Jones Hall in Houston during the bands 50th anniversary tour. Hadfield prerecorded his portion on the International Space Station.
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Soyuz TMA-08M Spacecraft Lowered
Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
On March 22, 2013, at the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft is lowered into place for its encapsulation into the third stage of a Soyuz booster rocket.
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Ammonia-Leak Spacewalk Prep
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield posted this photo on his Twitter feed on May 11, 2013 of NASA astronauts Dr. Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy in the final stages of readying the suits and airlock for their ammonia-leak spacewalk. “A full day's prep,” Hadfield said on Twitter.
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Astronaut Suited Up for Ammonia-Leak Spacewalk
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
“Well-dressed for a day's work outdoors. Friend for life,” Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield said of Dr. Tom Marshburn on May 11, 2013 via Twitter. The astronaut replaced an ammonia pump box while seeking a coolant leak outside the International Space Station.
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Chris Cassidy Dressed for Spacewalk
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield posted this photo on his Twitter feed on May 11, 2013 of NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy. “Chris Cassidy, Navy SEAL and lead spacewalker today. The nicest iron man you'll ever meet.” The astronaut replaced an ammonia pump box while seeking a coolant leak outside the International Space Station.
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Spacewalkers Climb Out of the Airlock
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield posted this photo on his Twitter feed on May 11, 2013 of NASA astronauts Dr. Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy as they began their spacewalk to identify and fix an ammonia coolant leak. “Climbing out of the airlock, quite the commute to work!” Hadfield said via Twitter.
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Chris Hadfield Snaps Photo of Spacewalkers
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield posted this photo on his Twitter feed on May 11, 2013 of NASA astronauts Dr. Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy during their spacewalk. “Here's looking at you. Chris and Tom take a minute with visors to look up-sun at my camera in the window,” Hadfield posted on Twitter.
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Spacewalkers Approach Orbital Sunset
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield posted this photo on his Twitter feed on May 11, 2013 of NASA astronauts Dr. Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy during their spacewalk. “Approaching orbital sunset, the harshest of light, a blackness like endless velvet,” Hadfield said via Twitter.
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Astronauts ‘Light the Universe’ During Spacewalk
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)
“Chris and Tom, helmet lights doing their best to light the universe on the dark side of the Earth,” Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield said on his Twitter feed on May 11, 2013 of NASA astronauts Dr. Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy during their spacewalk.
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Astronaut Tom Marshburn with Robot R 2 Aboard ISS
Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn (pictured in background), Expedition 35 Flight Engineer, performs the second of a two-day session of Taskboard and Tele-operations with R 2 onboard the International Space Station. R 2 is the dexterous humanoid robot that was carried up to the station by one of NASA's final shuttle flights in 2011. This image was released April 25, 2013.
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Expedition 35 Crewmembers Get Haircuts
Credit: NASA
Most of the six Expedition 35 crew members got haircuts on April 28, 2013 in the Unity node of the Earth-orbiting International Space Station. Here, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn trims the head of Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov.
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Expedition 35 Crew Celebrates Successful Cargo Craft Docking
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Pavel Vinogradov (foreground), Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield and cosmonaut Roman Romanenko (between his two crewmates) celebrate the successful docking of the Progress 51 cargo craft that had just completed its docking with the orbital outpost. This image was released April 26, 2013.
