Down-to-earth space astronaut

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Ever since the advent of social media, people have been sharing extraordinary pictures and accounts that they witness, as well as quaint little details of their daily lives to the world at large, from every nook and corner of the planet. But one man has been sharing with the world pictures and information from where no one ever has — the outer space!

For those who aren’t familiar with his name already, meet Commander Chris Hadfield, the Internet’s favourite astronaut. The Canadian astronaut just got back to Earth last week after a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. During his stay, he had been staying in constant touch with earth via his Twitter, Reddit, YouTube and Google+ Hangouts. Commander Hadfield has been sharing breathtaking pictures of Earth from space, making music videos, and even answering questions from celebrities about life in zero gravity.
Now that he is back, let’s take a quick look at some of Commander Hadfield’s most memorable moments on social media from space:

Breathtaking pictures
Cmdr. Hadfield has a flair for photography — his legion of loyal Twitter followers will swear by that statement. By posting never-seen-before pictures from space, he has probably made the best use of the medium to date.
Captain Kirk to Cmdr Hadfield
During a Google Hangout in February, William Shatner, famous for his role as Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek, called up Hadfield and they interacted live about what it was like to live in space. Other notable Star Trek actors like Wil Wheaton and Leonard Nimoy tuned in too.

Patient Teacher
Cmdr. Hadfield regularly took questions from students and answered via YouTube. Some of his many explanations included how to vomit in zero gravity, how one can’t really cry in space and wringing wet clothes.

Delightful Duet
Hadfield and singer Ed Robertson, of Barenaked Ladies, released I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing), their original song, in February, with Hadfield playing the guitar from space.

Space Oddity
For his final act before returning to Earth, Cmdr Hadfield gave an out-of-the-world performance – he sang a cover of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, floating around and strumming his guitar in his capsule.