Chris Hadfield to speak in Chatham

“Good morning, earth.” That is how Colonel Chris Hadfield, writing on Twitter, woke up the world every day while living aboard the International Space Station for over five months. Since blasting off from Kazakhstan in December 2012, Hadfield has become a worldwide sensation, harnessing the power of social media to make outer space accessible to millions and infusing a sense of wonder into the collective consciousness not felt since man first walked on the moon. Called “the most famous astronaut since Neil Armstrong,” Hadfield, now safely back on earth, continues to bring the glory of science and space travel to everyone he encounters.

100 people will have the opportunity to have dinner with Colonel Hadfield prior to his talk. Tickets for dinner, a meet & greet and premium seats for his talk are priced at $150. Tickets for the talk only, range from $35-$65. All prices include HST and are plus the CKtickets handling fee.

The Sky is Not the Limit

Colonel Chris Hadfield’s career has been truly out of this world. 

From his beginnings as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, Hadfield became an engineer, fighter pilot, and test pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force, the US Air Force, and the US Navy, before being selected as a Canadian astronaut. 

After being posted by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Hadfield held an array of impressive positions, including acting as the Chief CAPCOM in Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center for 25 Shuttle flights; being the Director of Operations at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia; and working as the Chief of Robotics and the Chief of International Space Station Operations for the NASA Astronaut Office. 

Hadfield flew twice on the Space Shuttle, helping to build two different space stations through pioneering means of robotics and spacewalking. In 2010, he served as the commander of the NEEMO 14 mission, spending two weeks on the sea floor aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory. 

Also in 2010, NASA announced Hadfield would become the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station, leading Expedition 35 after its launch from Kazakhstan in December, 2012. Hadfield was in orbit aboard the ISS for five months before returning to Earth in May, 2013. 

In his passionate and illuminating talks, Hadfield imparts the useful and practical lessons he’s learned throughout his remarkable career in the fields of leadership, teamwork, collaboration, science and technology, and motivates audiences to achieve dreams higher than the clouds.

Colonel Hadfield will be at the St. Clair College Capitol Theatre for one night only on Saturday, October 4, 2021 at 8:00 pm with his talk “The Sky is Not the Limit”. Tickets go on sale Monday, December 2 at 10 a.m. by calling the box office at 519-354-8338 or toll-free, 1-866-807-7770 or buy online at www.stclaircollegecapitoltheatre.com.