Chris Hadfield
@cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social
Astronaut, back on Earth after 3 spaceflights. For events & media, please write to [email protected]. Order books at http://chrishadfield.ca/books
In Winnipeg, signing all of my books @mcnallyrobinson.com - Christmas is coming!
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
In Winnipeg, signing all of my books @mcnallyrobinson.com - Christmas is coming!
On a cold & stormy Florida morning I first left Earth. Shuttle Atlantis's power was staggering, crushing & shaking us for nearly 9 minutes to make the sanctity of orbit. 30 years ago today.
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
On a cold & stormy Florida morning I first left Earth. Shuttle Atlantis's power was staggering, crushing & shaking us for nearly 9 minutes to make the sanctity of orbit. 30 years ago today.
I love my winter country. Kills the big bugs.
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I love my winter country. Kills the big bugs.
Just signed all my books in stock at Barnes and Noble Wiregrass in Tampa - get ‘em before they’re gone! @barnesandnoble.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Just signed all my books in stock at Barnes and Noble Wiregrass in Tampa - get ‘em before they’re gone! @barnesandnoble.com
Tomorrow is 11 Nov - Remembrance Day. I wear a poppy to honour all soldiers, but especially my great-grandfather John Austin Hadfield, and his younger brother Vic who was killed in the hell of Passchendaele, in Flanders Fields, where poppies grow.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Tomorrow is 11 Nov - Remembrance Day. I wear a poppy to honour all soldiers, but especially my great-grandfather John Austin Hadfield, and his younger brother Vic who was killed in the hell of Passchendaele, in Flanders Fields, where poppies grow.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flan...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flan...
When asteroids slam into Earth they create a warm, wet local environment. These 3 guys dug through 78-million-year-old core samples to show how quickly life moves into the hellscape, to understand Earth history. news.westernu.ca/2025/09/life...
@westernu.ca @linneuni.bsky.social Canada & Sweden
@westernu.ca @linneuni.bsky.social Canada & Sweden
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
When asteroids slam into Earth they create a warm, wet local environment. These 3 guys dug through 78-million-year-old core samples to show how quickly life moves into the hellscape, to understand Earth history. news.westernu.ca/2025/09/life...
@westernu.ca @linneuni.bsky.social Canada & Sweden
@westernu.ca @linneuni.bsky.social Canada & Sweden
Dropped by Orlando Barnes & Noble East Colonial, and signed all their in-store stock.
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Dropped by Orlando Barnes & Noble East Colonial, and signed all their in-store stock.
Mars launch today - good luck sticking the barge landing for the first time, Blue Origin!
watch live stream: youtube.com/live/WUuH9fw...
(images: Blue Origin)
watch live stream: youtube.com/live/WUuH9fw...
(images: Blue Origin)
November 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Mars launch today - good luck sticking the barge landing for the first time, Blue Origin!
watch live stream: youtube.com/live/WUuH9fw...
(images: Blue Origin)
watch live stream: youtube.com/live/WUuH9fw...
(images: Blue Origin)
Seek the sunlight in your life, always. Be optimistic - it’s harder than pessimism, but far more joyful. You choose how to live.
November 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Seek the sunlight in your life, always. Be optimistic - it’s harder than pessimism, but far more joyful. You choose how to live.
Generator tickets - 30 dollar fall sale, on now!
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November 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Generator tickets - 30 dollar fall sale, on now!
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"Exciting and entertaining from start to finish, and highly recommended." - Promoting Crime Fiction
order FINAL ORBIT: chrishadfield.ca/books/final-...
order FINAL ORBIT: chrishadfield.ca/books/final-...
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Exciting and entertaining from start to finish, and highly recommended." - Promoting Crime Fiction
order FINAL ORBIT: chrishadfield.ca/books/final-...
order FINAL ORBIT: chrishadfield.ca/books/final-...
Bizarrely beautiful hi-rises. I admire the imagination of the architects, and the skill of the builders.
November 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Bizarrely beautiful hi-rises. I admire the imagination of the architects, and the skill of the builders.
Anybody else have this problem? Velcro snagging on your socks?
November 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Anybody else have this problem? Velcro snagging on your socks?
I have the coolest knit hat: glow-in-the-dark Space Invaders.
Perfect for spacewalks.
(thanks to the lovely lady in the book signing line who made it for me!)
Perfect for spacewalks.
(thanks to the lovely lady in the book signing line who made it for me!)
November 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I have the coolest knit hat: glow-in-the-dark Space Invaders.
Perfect for spacewalks.
(thanks to the lovely lady in the book signing line who made it for me!)
Perfect for spacewalks.
(thanks to the lovely lady in the book signing line who made it for me!)
The best part of a national book tour is the people. Everyone I meet and talk with, and everyone who helps. Thanks all - Winnipeg next! chrishadfield.ca/finalorbitca... #FinalOrbit
November 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The best part of a national book tour is the people. Everyone I meet and talk with, and everyone who helps. Thanks all - Winnipeg next! chrishadfield.ca/finalorbitca... #FinalOrbit
Just out - FINAL ORBIT is again the #1 national bestseller!
"explosive action" ... "thoroughly addictive thriller"
order: chrishadfield.ca/books/final-...
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"explosive action" ... "thoroughly addictive thriller"
order: chrishadfield.ca/books/final-...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Just out - FINAL ORBIT is again the #1 national bestseller!
"explosive action" ... "thoroughly addictive thriller"
order: chrishadfield.ca/books/final-...
@theglobeandmail.com
"explosive action" ... "thoroughly addictive thriller"
order: chrishadfield.ca/books/final-...
@theglobeandmail.com
Now that’s a Great Pumpkin. Go @BlueJays!
(photo: David Moscrop)
(photo: David Moscrop)
October 31, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Now that’s a Great Pumpkin. Go @BlueJays!
(photo: David Moscrop)
(photo: David Moscrop)
Pumpkin Helmet! Thanks to the Nelson family in Cambridge for the front yard Halloween honour.
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Pumpkin Helmet! Thanks to the Nelson family in Cambridge for the front yard Halloween honour.
It’s a beautiful city. Have a great game tonight, @bluejays.com!
October 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
It’s a beautiful city. Have a great game tonight, @bluejays.com!
Ottawa! I'm speaking & signing books tonight, 7PM!
"The action is hot and realistic and you can smell the grease on the guns. . . . action is the name of Hadfield’s game and he delivers."
Tickets: writersfestival.org/events/fall-...
(photo Marko Mijailovic)
"The action is hot and realistic and you can smell the grease on the guns. . . . action is the name of Hadfield’s game and he delivers."
Tickets: writersfestival.org/events/fall-...
(photo Marko Mijailovic)
October 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Ottawa! I'm speaking & signing books tonight, 7PM!
"The action is hot and realistic and you can smell the grease on the guns. . . . action is the name of Hadfield’s game and he delivers."
Tickets: writersfestival.org/events/fall-...
(photo Marko Mijailovic)
"The action is hot and realistic and you can smell the grease on the guns. . . . action is the name of Hadfield’s game and he delivers."
Tickets: writersfestival.org/events/fall-...
(photo Marko Mijailovic)
Horrific winds are raging counterclockwise around Melissa's eye, slamming into Jamaica, currently 185 mph / 300 kph. Please donate if you can to a relief organization.
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image: @noaa.gov satellite
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image: @noaa.gov satellite
October 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Horrific winds are raging counterclockwise around Melissa's eye, slamming into Jamaica, currently 185 mph / 300 kph. Please donate if you can to a relief organization.
nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh...
image: @noaa.gov satellite
nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh...
image: @noaa.gov satellite
I love being a parent & grandparent, though it's never easy, and there's no instruction manual:
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October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I love being a parent & grandparent, though it's never easy, and there's no instruction manual:
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Melissa is a monster hurricane, about to hit Jamaica with record wind speeds of 270kph/165mph. Fingers crossed for everyone.
image: @noaa.gov GOES-19 satellite
image: @noaa.gov GOES-19 satellite
October 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Melissa is a monster hurricane, about to hit Jamaica with record wind speeds of 270kph/165mph. Fingers crossed for everyone.
image: @noaa.gov GOES-19 satellite
image: @noaa.gov GOES-19 satellite