Sarnia’s First Family of Flight

by George Mathewson for The Sarnia Journal (2014) It’s common knowledge that Sarnia’s airport is named for astronaut Chris Hadfield, the city’s more famous native son. But few know it was actually his father, Roger Hadfield, who first landed a plane at the airport. Or that the First Family of [...]

2015-08-23T01:08:57-04:00August 23rd, 2015|Comments Off on Sarnia’s First Family of Flight

Hadfield: Sarnia’s Hometown Hero

by Tara Jeffrey for the Sarnia Observer (2014) Chris Hadfield was at his family’s Stag Island cottage when he watched the television coverage of the first moon landing in July 1969. That’s when he decided he wanted to be an astronaut. Thirty-two years later, dressed in a white spacesuit with [...]

2015-08-21T14:31:24-04:00August 21st, 2015|Comments Off on Hadfield: Sarnia’s Hometown Hero

Home of Chris Hadfield

by Dan McCaffery for First Monday (2013) Many years ago, when I was researching the career of Sarnia-born astronaut Chris Hadfield, I came across a quote from his grade 2 teacher. The elderly lady, who taught Hadfield at King George Public School said, “He must have been a good boy, [...]

2015-06-30T19:57:56-04:00June 30th, 2015|Comments Off on Home of Chris Hadfield

Chris Hadfield, the Singing Astronaut, to Promote Irish Tourism

by Kim Soo for the Irish Telegram (2014) The Canadian astronaut, who shot to fame on Twitter last year for posting pictures and videos from his space station, including his rendition of David Bowie's 'Space Oddity', arrived in Ireland on Thursday for a five-day tour of the country, tweeting: "Good [...]

2015-08-26T01:14:19-04:00June 29th, 2015|Comments Off on Chris Hadfield, the Singing Astronaut, to Promote Irish Tourism

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