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| Queen sends message of support to Canadian astronaut | Queen sends message of support to Canadian astronaut |
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| The Queen has sent a message of support to the first Canadian astronaut to take command of the international space station. | The Queen has sent a message of support to the first Canadian astronaut to take command of the international space station. |
| Colonel Chris Hadfield, 53, a former test pilot and Twitter sensation, is now in control of the orbiting centre after taking over from a Nasa colleague. | Colonel Chris Hadfield, 53, a former test pilot and Twitter sensation, is now in control of the orbiting centre after taking over from a Nasa colleague. |
| The Queen said in her message: "I am pleased to transmit my personal best wishes, and those of all Canadians, to Colonel Christopher Hadfield as he takes command of the International Space Station on Wednesday. | The Queen said in her message: "I am pleased to transmit my personal best wishes, and those of all Canadians, to Colonel Christopher Hadfield as he takes command of the International Space Station on Wednesday. |
| "Our thoughts and best wishes are with him and the entire crew, as are our prayers for an eventual safe return to family, friends and fellow Canadians." | "Our thoughts and best wishes are with him and the entire crew, as are our prayers for an eventual safe return to family, friends and fellow Canadians." |
| The Canadian is a Twitter user with more than 500,000 followers and in response he tweeted: "If anything can make one's jaw drop in weightlessness, it is to be honoured by the Queen herself. I am amazed & humbled." | The Canadian is a Twitter user with more than 500,000 followers and in response he tweeted: "If anything can make one's jaw drop in weightlessness, it is to be honoured by the Queen herself. I am amazed & humbled." |
| His mission on the space station began in December when he and colleagues blasted into space aboard a Russian rocket and he will remain in orbit until May. | His mission on the space station began in December when he and colleagues blasted into space aboard a Russian rocket and he will remain in orbit until May. |
| In June 1992 he was selected to become an astronaut – one of four chosen out of 5,330 applicants – and three years later was part of a Nasa space shuttle mission that docked with the Russian space station Mir. | In June 1992 he was selected to become an astronaut – one of four chosen out of 5,330 applicants – and three years later was part of a Nasa space shuttle mission that docked with the Russian space station Mir. |
| He also became the first Canadian to complete a space walk in 2001, helping to install a robot crane on the International Space Station. | He also became the first Canadian to complete a space walk in 2001, helping to install a robot crane on the International Space Station. |
| The Canadian has been orbiting over the UK on Wednesday and earlier tweeted about different parts of the country he could see. | The Canadian has been orbiting over the UK on Wednesday and earlier tweeted about different parts of the country he could see. |
| The astronaut even tweeted a picture and described the image: "Hull and the Humber Estuary, Yorkshire, England, on a picture-perfect beautiful day." | The astronaut even tweeted a picture and described the image: "Hull and the Humber Estuary, Yorkshire, England, on a picture-perfect beautiful day." |
| The astronaut told Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper that his role was crucial: "If someone has a serious medical problem … if we had a major technical emergency on board, a puncture, so that we start losing pressure, or contaminated atmosphere or smoke or fire, then … I am in charge." | The astronaut told Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper that his role was crucial: "If someone has a serious medical problem … if we had a major technical emergency on board, a puncture, so that we start losing pressure, or contaminated atmosphere or smoke or fire, then … I am in charge." |
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