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A resignation notice that's out of this world, courtesy of Chris Hadfield

The Canadian PressJune 10, 2013 16:31
LONGUEUIL, Que. - In a career filled with milestones, add this one to the list of achievements by Chris Hadfield: sending in a resignation notice from outer space. It turns out that the famous astronaut informed his superiors of his intention to leave the Canadian Space Agency a few months ago while he was still on the International Space Station. Hadfield broke the news to the rest of the planet on Monday. At a news conference during his first visit back to Canada since his recent return to Earth, Hadfield announced that his career at the space agency will end on July 3.

International crew takes short cut to space station

May 28, 2013 19:01
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Russian spaceship took a shortcut to the International Space Station on Tuesday, delivering a veteran cosmonaut, a rookie Italian astronaut and an American mother on her second flight to the outpost in less than six hours. The capsule slipped into its berthing port at 10:10 p.m. EDT about 250 miles above the south Pacific Ocean. "Everything went very well," NASA mission commentator Kelly Humphries said during a televised broadcast of the docking.

International trio takes shortcut to space station

Agence France-PresseMay 29, 2013 00:08
An international trio flying in a Russian capsule docked the International Space Station on Wednesday with a busy schedule full of space walks and an encounter with a pioneering US cargo craft. The six-month mission of Russian commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and his two flight engineers -- Karen Nyberg of NASA and Italian Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency -- began once their craft sidled up to the orbiting lab six hours after blasting off from the Moscow-owned Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan.

So, is astronaut Chris Hadfield interested in politics?

The Canadian PressMay 17, 2013 16:49
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield says he's interested in politics but has no immediate plans to make it his next career. In an interview with The Canadian Press, he was asked whether he might use his newfound fame as a springboard into the political arena. "I'm as interested in politics as any Canadian, of course. That determines the fate of our country," Hadfield said Friday in an interview from Houston. "But for me personally, right now, I have no aspirations at all."

Chris Hadfield's week: from commanding the space station, to being unfit to drive a car

The Canadian PressMay 16, 2013 11:19
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Until a few days ago, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield was responsible for making sure the International Space Station stayed on course. Now that he's back on Earth, he can't even drive a car for the next few weeks. It's been an intense adjustment period for the 53-year-old astronaut who described Thursday how, after months of floating in weightlessness, he's suddenly grappling with the painful effects of gravity.

How spaceman Hadfield's sons pushed him to social-media stardom

The Canadian PressMay 15, 2013 20:02
MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield may have become a worldwide Internet sensation with his dramatic photos, tweets and musical performances from space. But it took some convincing by his two sons to persuade him of the importance of social media in the first place. His conversion began several years ago — long before Hadfield's mission to the International Space Station, which ended with great fanfare this week. He initially balked when his sons began preaching the merits of Twitter and Facebook more than three years ago.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper pays tribute to Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield

The Canadian PressMay 14, 2013 18:17
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper paid tribute Tuesday to Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's time aboard the International Space Station. Harper said Hadfield's mission is a proud moment for Canada. "I'd like, as prime minister, to welcome Commander Chris Hadfield back to Earth," he said at a funding announcement. "He has made all Canadians proud. What a tremendous mission that has been."

Canadian ISS astronaut returns to Earth as a star

Agence France-PresseMay 14, 2013 09:02
Canadian spaceman Chris Hadfield on Tuesday returned to Earth along with two other astronauts after a half-year mission to the International Space Station that saw him shoot to global stardom by captivating people worldwide with his Twitter microblog. Hadfield landed safely in the Kazakh steppe along with American Tom Marshburn and Russian Roman Romanenko aboard a Russian Soyuz-TMA capsule that had left the space station earlier Tuesday morning, Moscow mission control said.

Canadian ISS astronaut returns to Earth a star

Agence France-PresseMay 14, 2013 02:00
Canadian spaceman Chris Hadfield on Tuesday returned to Earth along with two other astronauts after a half-year mission to the International Space Station that saw him become a global celebrity through his Twitter microblog. Hadfield landed safely in the Kazakh steppe along with American Tom Marshburn and Russian Roman Romanenko aboard a Russian Soyuz-TMA capsule that had left the space station earlier Tuesday morning, mission control said.

AFP World News Agenda

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 21:16
What's happening around the world on Tuesday: -- TOP STORIES -- + US, Britain says common ground with Russia on Syria + Pakistan election winner Sharif awaits official results + Kazakh teens in court over Boston bombing case + Trio returns home to Earth from space station
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