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Samstag, 10. Mai 2014

Chris Hadfield Talks China, His Mustache, and Adult Diapers

Former Canadian astronaut and commander of the International Space Station (ISS), Chris Hadfield, is once again in the spotlight. This time he’s not talking to us from above, he’s on the ground talking about China, his moustache, and adult diapers.
Hadfield recently spoke to the The Canadian Press that he thinks all countries should be cooperating with the Chinese since they recently arose to space fame with their successful moon landing of the rover Yutu. Many space experts will also agree with Chris Hadfield’s perspective.
China recently sent their Chang’e 3 lunar lander to the Moon on Dec. 15th. A few weeks later the Chinese were successful in soft-landing on the surface of the Moon and deploying their lunar rover, Yutu. The Guardian Liberty Voice covered the story a few weeks ago with the article, Moon Traffic Just Increased. The landing did cause some controversy and put some questions in the air regarding China’s real motive for landing on and exploring the Moon. This was also publicized in the article, China Moon Landing Raises Big Questions.
Besides China’s recent Moon landing, Hadfield pointed out that China also launched a space station two years ago that will be replaced with one that is more permanent in 2020. This also happens to be the same year that the ISS is scheduled to be decommissioned. Hadfield pointed out that back in September a Chinese astronaut said that China will be opening their space station to foreign astronauts. This is a very welcomed invitation as China is currently barred from the ISS over political differences.

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