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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield gestures during a Canadian Space Agency news conference Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield is going to become the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station when he blasts off in December 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ AP- Peter Cosgrove

Hadfield gets the nod for 2012 space trip

The Canadian Press - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield is going to become the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station when he blasts off in December 2012.

  • Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield checks out equipment on the space shuttle Endeavour in 2001. Hadfield in 2013 will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS), the Canadian Space Agency announced Thursday. Photo:/AFP
    Canadian to command space station in 2013 AFP - 41 minutes ago

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