(WTVR) — Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has been tweeting images of Earth and the inside of the International Space Station during his mission.
According to his Twitter profile, Hadfield is a flight engineer aboard the ISS.
Pictures tweeted by the astronaut include himself,
Taking pictures of our planet from the cupola, a favourite pastime of astronauts aboard the ISS. http://t.co/KXdlPyK6
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Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) January 08, 2013
stunning pictures of Earth and what it’s like to live in space.
A crazed stained glass mosaic - the winter black and white of farms in central Asia. http://t.co/bVdxA2ZW
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Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) January 08, 2013
He’s even taken the time to answer questions from followers via Twitter.
@JamesLamont On ISS we orbit Earth every 92 min, at a fast 8 km/s. But light goes 300,000 km/s, so our relative time is virtually unchanged.
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Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) January 06, 2013
You can follow him too by finding his profile, @Cmdr_Hadfield.