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LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Mar 13, 2013) - Today, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), celebrated a historic milestone in Canadian space exploration as Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian Commander of the International Space Station.

"My heartfelt congratulations to Commander Hadfield and his family on what is an important milestone for all Canadians" said Minister Paradis. "Our Government will continue to be a proud and committed partner in the International Space Station and ensure our space sector continues to create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity."

During the change of command ceremony with his predecessor Commander Kevin Ford (NASA), Hadfield spoke of his pride in representing Canada and commanding the world''s space science laboratory. During his command, he will oversee station operations, including over 100 scientific experiments, and be responsible for the safety of the crew and the station.

"The Canadian Space Agency congratulates Commander Hadfield for this exceptional career achievement. It is the result of years of dedication and hard work," stated Gilles Leclerc, CSA Acting President. "The appointment also recognizes Canada''s contribution to the International Space Station program the teams on the ground who support space operations and the advanced robust robotics that have built the Station."

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield launched to the Station on December 19, 2012 and will stay aboard until May 13, 2013, when he is due to return to Earth in a Soyuz capsule. He is the second national outside of the US and Russia to command the station and its crew.

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Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield-First Canadian Commander of the International Space Station

For the first time in history, a Canadian has taken charge of a space mission.

Chris Hadfield, an astronaut since 1992 with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), took command of the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday (March 13), assuming the lead of the orbiting outpost's 35th expedition crew.

"It is a huge honor and a privilege to me but also for all the people at the Canadian Space Agency ... and for my entire country," Hadfield said from on board the station during a change of command ceremony.

"So, for the International Space Station Program, all the international partners, thank you very much for giving me the keys to the 'family car.' We're going to put some miles on it but we'll bring it back in good shape," he said. [See astronaut Chris Hadfield's amazing space photos]

Hadfield, who is approaching his 100th day on the space station since launching in December, took over command from NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, who led Expedition 34. Ford and cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin are set to leave the space station to return to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on Thursday evening (March 14).

"We're very proud of Chris," Ford remarked, after playing a recording of the Canadian national anthem, "O Canada," in Hadfield's honor. "We are very proud of Canada as our partner in this International Space Station. We are really proud most of all that the space station is such a fantastic example of international cooperation."

Canada is one of 15 partner nations that comprise the International Space Station program. As a part of its contribution to the complex, the Canadian Space Agency provided the orbital laboratory's robotic arm, the Canadarm2, as well as a two-armed robot named Dextre, which is also used to move and manipulate items outside the station.

Hadfield, along with NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and cosmonaut Roman Romanenko are scheduled to stay on the space station through May. They will be joined later this month by three new Expedition 35 crew members, including Chris Cassidy of NASA and cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Aleksandr Misurkin, both with Roscosmos.

This is not the first time that Chris Hadfield has made Canadian history. In addition to his new role as the first Canadian space commander, Hadfield earlier set the record as the first Canadian to walk in space in 2001 and was the first of his countrymen to visit the International Space Station on that same mission 12 years ago.

"He's a uniquely talented person on the planet and now a uniquely talented person off the planet," said Ford.

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New generation space station construction KSP
My old KSS space station was the first thing I built with the docking update and it #39;s been sitting in orbit for 13 game years, time to retire the old bucket and build me a new one!

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NASA Makes it Easier to Spot Space Station
NASA is making it easier to spot the International Space Station (ISS) with the naked eye. The US space agency is offering a new service which alerts people a few hours before the space station is visible flying overhead. Enthusiasts who sign up the new service, Spot the Station, will receive notifications via email or text message. The program coincides with the Nov. 2 12-year anniversary of ISS crews living and working continuously aboard the orbiting space station. "It #39;s really remarkable to see the space station fly overhead and to realize humans built an orbital complex that can be spotted from Earth by almost anyone looking up at just the right moment," says NASA #39;s William Gerstenmaier. "We #39;re accomplishing science on the space station that is helping to improve life on Earth and paving the way for future exploration of deep space." The Expedition 1 crew, the first humans aboard the International Space Station in November 2000, enjoy a snack. From left, cosmonaut Yuri P. Gidzenko, Soyuz commander; astronaut William M. Shepherd, mission commander; and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, flight engineer. (NASA) The ISS, which flies about 322 km above us, is usually best glimpsed either at dawn or dusk. Next to the moon, it is the brightest object in the night sky. On a clear night, NASA says the space station can be seen as a point of light traveling at about the speed of a fast-moving airplane. The space station #39;s size and brightness are about the same as the planet Venus ...

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LP Metroid Prime 001: Derelict Space Station
Decided to re-upload this to YouTube because why not. Blip and Baldurdash shouldn #39;t have all the fun. Try to spot how many things I #39;d make fun of myself for in Retsupurae! (Also, birth of the Ridley voice.)

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Australian Students Contact Space Station
Commander Kevin Ford aboard the International Space Station answers questions from students at Mt. Ousley Public School, Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia via ham radio.

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[ISS] Space Station Flys over Active Volcano, Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy
The International Space Station flew over the active volcano Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy earlier providing fantastic views of smoking volcano.

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Crew of the International Space Station doing a flip in zero G
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Published: March. 11, 2013 at 8:32 PM

CHICAGO, March 11 (UPI) -- NASA says it's giving $4.4 million to five U.S. universities to help the agency build a telescope for deployment on the International Space Station in 2017.

University scientists along with researchers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama will join an international project to build an 8-foot ultraviolet telescope, the Extreme Universe Space Observatory, to search for the mysterious source of the most energetic particles in the universe from the space station's Japanese Experiment Module.

The origin of these energetic particles, called ultra high-energy cosmic rays, has remained a mystery since they were discovered more than 50 years ago, researchers said.

"The science goal is to discover the sources of ultra high-energy cosmic rays by observing their traces in the atmosphere looking 248 miles from the ISS down to the surface," said astronomy and astrophysics Professor Angela Olinto of the University of Chicago, one of the participating institutions.

Olinto said the believes the Extreme Observatory could be the first step toward using the entire Earth atmosphere for studying subatomic particle interactions at energies far exceeding what the most powerful man-made particle accelerators on Earth can currently produce.

"In my opinion it's the way to the future," said Olinto, who leads the U.S. collaboration on the project.

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Chris Hadfield takes care of Space Station spills
CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield gives us a demonstration of how astronauts clean up spills on the International Space Station (ISS). Credit: CSA/NASA Hadfield i...

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