Chris Hadfield had us riveted with his stream of updates from the International Space Station. We learned so much about life in space, not just from someone who had been there, but from someone while they were still there. We were a little sad to see Hadfield leave the ISS earlier this month, but we’re glad he’s back safely, and that he’s still tweeting about every step of the readjustment process.
While Hadfield was making his return trip home, he was unable to keep the world updated on his every move, so his son Evan took the reigns on his own Twitter account. When Commander Hadfield was back safe and sound on Earth he didn’t wait long to start tweeting again:
Safely home – back on Earth, happily readapting to the heavy pull of gravity. Wonderful to smell and feel Spring.
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) May 14, 2013
Getting back into the swing of things on Earth is probably a difficult process, but it’s nothing a good shower can’t fix:
Forgot to mention: first long, hot shower since December. That felt so good! Step 1 of Return to Earth complete.
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) May 14, 2013
Alright, maybe it takes a little more than a shower to get used to Earth’s gravity after a few months in space. Seems Hadfield was still a little wobbly:
Return to Gravity, so many things. It is strange to talk and feel the weight of my lips and tongue! Dizzy too – would fail any sobriety test
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) May 15, 2013
One of the worst things about social media is people who tweet pictures of their lunch, but considering Hadfield spent months eating space food, we’ll give him a pass for this one:
It’s cliche, but this is my 1st meal back on Earth. The smell is like an old friend. twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/… — Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) May 15, 2013
Just because he’s back on Earth doesn’t mean he’s done with astronaut stuff:
How does the body control blood pressure? Scarecrow on a tilt table to measure how. twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/… — Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) May 15, 2013
If you were worried that his stream of space photos would end now that Hadfield is back on Earth, there’s hope:
I took a few thousand more photos in space than I was able to post. I’ll try to update from here on out with at least one per day. — Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) May 15, 2013
Now that he’s back on Earth, Hadfield is undergoing a series of tests to see how his body responded to his time in space:
Wired head, chest, arms and feet, learning how the body works when it has been weightless for half a year. twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/…
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) May 16, 2013
Like, a lot of tests:
How I earned my breakfast this morning. Welcome back to Earth. twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/…
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) May 17, 2013
Cool hat!
This is your brain, on Earth. ESA neurological experiment measuring brainwave changes as I adapted to and from 0G. twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/…
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) May 17, 2013
The songs he recorded in space were some of our favorite Hadfield moments. It’s nice to see he’s getting back into it here on Earth:
Good Morning! Played some guitar last night with friends for the 1st time since landing, don’t have full breath yet, but so sweet to hear.
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) May 19, 2013
Hadfield’s tweets are great, but so are the ones directed him. It’s interesting to see just what it is people want to know about Hadfield’s experience and the experience of his mustache:
@cmdr_hadfield I’m very interested to learn the effects of space travel on a mustache
— Matt (@monbud) May 16, 2013
At the time of this writing, Chris Hadfield is at 982,167 followers. That’s close enough to 1,000,000 that it bothers us. Let’s all rally to help Hadfield hit that arbitrary number, and if you’re not already following him on Twitter then you’re using Twitter wrong.
(via Twitter)
- We were pretty sad when Hadfield left space
- So was he apparently
- The National Film Board of Canada has a website devoted to Hadfield
