Inspiration: Chris Hadfield

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Inspiration: Chris Hadfield

October 27, 2014 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

I’ve just watched this TED Talk by astronaut Chris Hadfield and found it so inspirational that I thought I’d share it with you.

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For those of you who aren’t familiar with Commander Hadfield, he’s a retired Canadian astronaut who last year spent six months in command of the International Space Station. Apart from his work on the station, he also chronicled life onboard the ISS and shared it with the world via Twitter and Instagram.

He’s an amazing, inspirational human being. You might also enjoy his rendition of David Bowie’s Space Oddity!

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Posted in Cool Things | 17 Comments

17 Responses

on October 27, 2014 at 8:05 pm hotlyspiced

I can’t find my head phones so can’t listen to this now but will plan on revisiting tomorrow. I do love TED talks xx
on October 27, 2014 at 9:14 pm thecompletebook

TED talks are the best. The video keeps cutting out because of our bandwidth. Will try again later.
Have a beautiful day Celia.
:-) Mandy xo
on October 27, 2014 at 9:30 pm Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

I love this guy!
on October 27, 2014 at 9:34 pm thesnowwoman

I am Canadian and am very familiar with Chris Hadfield. He spoke to my daughter’s school via computer while at the space station. He did speaking engagements with some of our schools while in space to inspire children, they even got to ask him questions. My daughter was only in kindergarten and didn’t quite understand how cool that was!
on October 27, 2014 at 10:27 pm Robin

Being Canadian I too am very familiar with Cris Hadfield. My daughter chose him for a science project last year and the radio station I listen too played his rendition of of a Space Oddity. He is remarkable.
on October 27, 2014 at 10:35 pm ladyredspecs

TED are the best! If only the TV was so informative and inspirational.
on October 27, 2014 at 10:48 pm A Famished Foodie

I really enjoy TED Talks. I’m making my way through food-based ones right now, but I have a ton of space ones in my Netflix queue.
on October 28, 2014 at 3:03 am narf77

Enigmatic and charismatic scientists. My favourite kind :)
on October 28, 2014 at 7:02 am Norma Chang

Enjoyed both videos, thanks for sharing.
on October 28, 2014 at 9:30 am cheri

Wow! he is very inspirational and he can sing too!
on October 28, 2014 at 9:56 am lizzygoodthings

Yes, I love this guy too… we’re in Sydney and the Telstra 4G dongle can’t cope in the walls of this hotel, so will watch this later! Thanks for sharing love.
on October 28, 2014 at 1:18 pm Jan

He’s an extraordinary man and that David Bowie song has always given me goosebumps. I was working at the ABC in Sydney when the first moonwalk happened and I remember watching on a screen in one of the corridors and being completely awed by the concept that these men were up there in all that emptiness and darkness and how could they actually do it. I guess facing one’s fears, knowing what the dangers are and how to overcome them is ‘all’ it takes, but I seem to have picked up my Wotif badge when my children were born! but there is always that little voice of regret that occasionally whispers – Wotif?
on October 28, 2014 at 2:29 pm Glenda

Hi Celia, I watched both. Love the rendition.
on October 28, 2014 at 9:19 pm Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

We’re watching it now in our hotel room! Mr NQN wanted to be an astronaut when he was little :P
on October 29, 2014 at 12:10 am dianeskitchentable

What an incredibly inspirational speaker. Can you just imagine his experiences? A good friend of mine was an engineer for NASA and she tried to get accepted as an astronaut but unfortunately wasn’t chosen. Even so, just working there during the height of the shuttle program was a dream job for her.
on October 29, 2014 at 7:23 am theintolerantchef

Littlej will love this Celia! She was determined to be an astronaut for years :) Thanks sweetie! Xox
on October 31, 2014 at 1:02 am ChgoJohn

I remember this man. His space flight and “Space Oddity” made national news. From there, I did a little Googling. Hadn’t seen this speech, though. He’s quite a speaker and I’d pay to see him in person. I do disagree, however, with the spider web portion of the program. :)