• Source: /r/MuseumofReddit
  • Posted: Dec 2012
  • Author: UnholyDemigod
  • Topic: Colonel Chris Hadfield talks to reddit. From space.
  • Note: Summary post instead of original threads.

In December 2012, Canadian astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield posted an AMA about his upcoming mission to the International Space Station, and it was exceedingly popular. In the weeks that followed, he posted several more times, including giving his wife a goodbye kiss, ambient noise recorded from the space station, and some photos. He took song requests, and then posted another AMA while in planetary orbit. Then several months later, he posted a video of one of the songs he took a request of, performing David Bowie’s Space Oddity, in space. The video became a huge viral hit across the internet, and was even featured on news programs around the world. After safely arriving back on Earth, he announced his retirement from a 35 year career, and did another AMA to wrap things up.