Chris Hadfield’s Space Oddity

Monday, May 6 is Music Monday. Check this link.

Launched more than 40 years ago, the huge engine from a Saturn V rocket has been recovered from the ocean floor in an expedition financed by billionaire Jeff Bezos. For more information, click here.

Dave MacLean, a Geography instructor from Nova Scotia, has mapped the location of Chris Hadfield’s photos from the International Space Station.

Click here to see the map of Chris Hadfield’s photos.

To read more about Dave MacLean, click here.

Upcoming Chris Hadfield Documentaries during March Break.

In Toronto the documentaries are being aired on Channel 9 – Crossroads Television System or CTS for short. If you have High Def it is labeled as CTSHD. The dates and times are as follows

Sat March 9,   9-10 pm   – Here I Stand- The Chris Hadfield Story

Wed March 13,  8-9 pm – The Chris Hadfield Story – The Sky is Not the Limit

Also a reminder that NASA’s TV channel is available through Rogers on

254 – Standard Def

579 –High Def

You can watch live coverage and special events like press conferences, media events and educational programming.

As a Canadian there are some VERY important and special dates coming up on NASA TV. They are:

Monday March 11 – 13:30 – 14:00 – Chris talks with Let’s talk Science

Tues March 12 – 10-10:30 – CNN Newsroom program talk with the astronauts

Wed March 13 – 17:10 – 17:30 – Exped 34/35  -Change of command ceremony (This is where Chris becomes the first Canadian to command a space mission)

Thu March 14 – 16:45 – 18:00 – Exped 34 Farewell and Hatch closing

Thu March 14 – 22:45 – 12:30 – Exped 34 Deorbit burn and landing

Fri March 15 – 13:30 – 14:00 – VIP event with CSA

Fri March 15 – 14:00  – 14:30 -  Exped 34 landing / post landing PC

Mon March 18 – 12:00 – 12:30 – Exped 35/36 Crew depart of Baikonur

This is a rare and special time for Canadians, let’s make the most of it.

Toronto experienced the first few minutes of a partial solar eclipse on Sunday, May 20, 2012, just before sunset. See this link for more details.

http://news.discovery.com/space/solar-eclipse-120521.html

Photograph by John Goodyear – May 20, 2012

The moon never ceases to inspire and impress. This photo was taken on Saturday Mar. 31, 2012, from my backyard in mid-town Toronto. Enjoy.