Space station commander fields student questions
CBC News
Posted: Mar 8, 2013 8:45 AM AT
Last Updated: Mar 8, 2013 10:07 AM AT
Some students at Stonepark Intermediate School in Charlottetown had the opportunity to pose questions to International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield on Thursday afternoon.
'All of it is a little different when you are going around the world at eight kilometres a second.'— International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield
The grade nine students had been taking time to prepare in advance for the 10-minute visit, learning all about NASA and Hadfield, the first Canadian to command the International Space Station. Contact was made through ham radio. Fourteen students had a chance to ask Hadfield a question, including a question about the differences in everyday life on a space station compared to on Earth.
"You can't take a shower, so we sponge bath but that's not so bad. It's sort of like someone in the hospital. We have to use waterless shampoo," said Hadfield.
"You try and lead a normal life but all of it is a little different when you are going around the world at eight kilometres a second."
Some students said the experience inspired them to study space as a career. Hadfield said his inspiration was Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.
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