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Chris Hadfield

Canadian astronaut, ISS commander

u/ColChrisHadfield ↗Personal account
How we know it's theirs

The 2013 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 46 posts and 368 comments from u/ColChrisHadfield, dated 2012 to 2026, most often in r/IAmA, r/space and r/videos.

Best moment

A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I Am Astronaut Chris Hadfield, currently orbiting planet Earth.”

And the most embarrassing?

u/ColChrisHadfield replied

During my 2nd spaceflight, while doing a live National TV News broadcast, I forgot the name of the Space Shuttle Commander. He always went by his nickname of Rommel, and to come up with Kent Rominger somehow escaped me. Instead…

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During my 2nd spaceflight, while doing a live National TV News broadcast, I forgot the name of the Space Shuttle Commander. He always went by his nickname of Rommel, and to come up with Kent Rominger somehow escaped me. Instead, I said Ken Cameron, the CDR of my 1st flight. Oops.

Personal storyStories from orbitr/IAmA · 2,307 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗

More moments

A redditor wrote in r/pics

On “I met Col. Chris Hadfield today, and the one photo I get with him I look like a complete jerk for ignoring his handshake.”

Photoshop fix.

u/ColChrisHadfield replied

I'm not sure what you photoshopped. This is what I remember having happened.

Normal redditorRegular redditors, mostlyr/pics · 3,595 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗