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# Space Oddity

Last year
2022
'Fireball' spotted crossing the sky over Ireland and UK last night likely to be space debris
Astronomy Ireland’s David Moore told The Journal that they were “flooded with reports” of sightings of the fireball last night.
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Sep 15th 2022, 11:15 AM
Nasa's 'most powerful rocket' set for launch of Artemis 1 moon mission
While this mission will be uncrewed, the agency aims to put people on the Moon in 2025.
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Aug 27th 2022, 9:20 AM
'Drop everything and go': Russian spacewalk cut short due to issue with faulty suit
Wednesday’s mission was the seventh spacewalk for Oleg Artemyev.
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Aug 17th 2022, 10:40 PM
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World's most powerful rocket blasts towards Mars - with Elon Musk's roadster onboard
The SpaceX CEO didn’t have to include his red Tesla roadster, which reportedly was playing Space Oddity during blast off.
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Feb 6th 2018, 9:57 PM
Ireland's favourite astronaut is back in town...
… and he’s brought his guitar.
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Dec 13th 2014, 2:49 PM
Move aside Hadfield, Buzz Aldrin took the first ever space selfie
One small step for man…
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Jul 21st 2014, 1:45 PM
Chris Hadfield's David Bowie cover removed from the internet
Houston, we have a problem.
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May 14th 2014, 7:41 AM
Enjoy Commander Hadfield's Space Oddity? Watch it quickly- it's being taken down
Hadfield spent months getting the rights, but Bowie only gave him a year to keep the video up.
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May 13th 2014, 10:22 PM
Commander Chris Hadfield presents 'An Astronaut's Guide to Hurling'
Ah sure, stick him in at full-forward there…
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Mar 25th 2014, 12:45 PM
Astronaut Chris Hadfield plays with The Chieftains again...on Earth
They previously played together while Cmdr Hadfield was still aboard the ISS.
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Dec 16th 2013, 9:28 AM
7 of the best bits from Commander Chris Hadfield's AMA
The retired astronaut returned to Reddit for the third time to answer all our pesky questions. He really loves us.
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Dec 5th 2013, 3:02 PM
Video: Commander Hadfield sings Bowie as he bids farewell to space
It’s been emotional.
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May 13th 2013, 8:17 AM