Col. Chris Hadfield has been described as "perhaps the most social media savvy astronaut ever to leave Earth" by Forbes.
But before we introduce this ‘social media’ savvy astronaut to you, it is worth noting that perhaps he is the guy who is making Space Science ‘popular’ world over. And he does this through social media.
Here are the four things you must know about Chris Hadfield.
- He is the first Canadian to walk in space. In 1995, Chris Hadfield rode his first rocket. Since then, Hadfield has flown two space shuttle mission and has also served as commander of the International Space Station.
- Not just that, He is an engineer and a former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot.
- His adventures galore. He once escorted Soviet bombers out of Canadian airspace and even lived in a research vessel at the bottom of the ocean.
- He is now a YouTube Sensation with over 3,00,000 subscribers, over 8,00,000 fans on Facebook and over 1.52mn followers on Twitter.
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