Astronaut Chris Hadfield gives his opinion on Virgin Galactic’s way of launching to Space (Dec 2014)

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Channel: Trinity College Dublin · 2016 · Education

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Former International Space Station commander, Chris Hadfield visited Trinity College Dublin in December 2014. During his visit he gave a talk to over 400 students and staff in the university’s Exam Hall about his experiences while training to be an astronaut and his time in space along with a surprise performance of David Bowie’s Space Oddity. While at Trinity he also received an honorary patronage from the Philosophical Society and met with The Trinity Walton Club. 

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More Q&A’s with Cmdr Chris Hadfield at Trinity:  
Astronaut Chris Hadfield talks about the personal up’s and down’s of being an astronaut - https://youtu.be/Y84aY8rLFBo
Astronaut Chris Hadfield gives his opinion on Virgin Galactic’s way of launching to Space - https://youtu.be/1HdzMJjfjC8
Cmdr Chris Hadfield on what's it like being one of the first Canadians to go to space? - https://youtu.be/oJnl5r3UDTA
Chris Hadfield - How do you not let life get in the way of the things you’re dreaming of? - https://youtu.be/wbOU-2Elgrk
Chris Hadfield answers -  Given the state of the world’s economy does he ever see the massive support required for Orion ? - https://youtu.be/X_znyXJ03QE
Astronaut Chris Hadfield answers  - Now that you've been an Astronaut, what else is there to do? - https://youtu.be/BBymAT8o52c
Cmdr Chris Hadfield  on what he think about the Mars One Mission? - https://youtu.be/AkYbIJKI4ZI

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