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Around the world in 92 minutes and an astronauts guide. International space station commander chris hadfield soaks a washcloth, gives it a twist, and. That is how colonel chris hadfield writing on twitterwoke up the world every day while living aboard the international space station for over five months. Commander hadfields best shots of earth from the iss cnet. Canadian astronaut chris hadfield is leaving again on a multimonth mission around the planet. Top 10 commander chris hadfield videos from the iss. His video of david bowies space oddity has been seen by over 75 million people online, and was called possibly the most poignant version of the song ever created by bowie himself. See the article in its original context from november 8, 1999, section.
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