Canada’s celebrity astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield, gives it a thumbs up as he is checked out after almost five months in orbit. In a unique and eventful tour of duty in the International Space Station, Hadfield revealed a complex and entertaining personality to the country — and to the world. From impromptu lessons on how to make peanut butter sandwiches to his plaintiff recording of David Bowie’s Ground Control to Major Tom, Hadfield, 53, became a household name in his native land. His safe return tonight was executed in a crowded Soyuz capsule with two other astronauts, American Tom Marshburn and Russian Roman Romanenko, crammed in there with him. Some have said Hadfield has the stuff of show business in him. Others see him as prime political candidate timber. We’ll see. Meantime, welcome back Chris. Well done. See and hear Hadfield’s Ground Control to Major Tom.
