On Saturday, two days after his historic orbit-to-ground conversation with former starship captain William Shatner, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield sent greetings for the Chinese New Year from the International Space Station. He tweeted a series of photos from the station, and saluted “China, her astronauts, and their accomplishments”.
We just undocked a spaceship from our Space Station. The Progress robot ship is loaded with trash, to burn up like a meteorite in 3.5 hrs.
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) February 9, 2013
Happy Chinese New Year! May it be filled with joy and success. To celebrate, we sent a Progress spaceship to burn like fireworks in the sky.
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) February 9, 2013
Morning clouds cast self-important shadows off the coast of China. twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/…
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) February 9, 2013
Hangzhou, China. As one of the few space-faring nations, I salute China, her astronauts, and their accomplishments. twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/…
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) February 9, 2013
Night city in northern China. What could be in the orange box at the top? Can anyone figure it out? twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/…
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) February 9, 2013
Shanghai, China. Home to more than 23 million people. Vibrant, cosmopolitan port at the mouth of the Yangtze River. twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/…
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) February 9, 2013
