A real life spaceman is coming to Dublin this Summer to tell all about life in the cosmos.
Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to spacewalk, will be bringing his tour to Dublin's Bord Gais Energy Theatre on June 25 for both a matinee and evening show. Not only is he a decorated astronaut, he is also a pilot and engineer.
He was named the Top Test Pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy and was inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame. He has flown three space missions, building two space stations, performing two spacewalks, crewing the Shuttle and Soyuz and commanding the International Space Station.
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Speaking about the show, he said: “It will be an evening of discovery and digging into many ideas about space, of where we have come from, where we are and where it’s leading to, helping us to understand more about where space exploration is heading with the technological advancements like today’s rockets and the James Webb Telescope.
“I was the first Canadian to spacewalk – and that’s commemorated on the Canadian $5 bill. I’m the only Canadian to have ever commanded a spaceship. But when you’re early into a business or industry, as I was into space, there are a lot of things you do that no one else has.”
Speaking about the experience as an astronaut, Chris said: “It’s very dangerous, but there’s a huge number of things to squeeze in in a wildly different environment, at very high stakes. The vast majority of what you’re thinking about is the detail and work you are doing, and the life and death enormity of performing each step and paying attention to each minor detail, as well as dealing with the things that can and do go wrong – I was blinded on my first walk, and there have been instances where there’s been a danger of someone drowning as cooling water gets into the suit’s helmet."
His experience has been one that many could never even dream of. Now Chris is bringing it to Dublin with his show "On Earth And Space – Chris Hadfield’s Guide To The Cosmos".
He continued: “I’ve orbited Earth 2,650 times, and the very last time was even more enlightening and enriching than the first. Viewing Earth from space over time is like watching the planet take a breath. You see winter and summer swap between the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Because the planet is on a tilt, and not all planets have that, we have our distinctive seasons. Seeing that unfold above you is extremely provocative.
“Eventually there will be people on Mars, not just robots. Mars has an atmosphere and water, and that’s essential for human life. There are daunting problems to solve, but drawing on the many thousands of years of the restless, inventive human nature to be explorers, that’s where we are going.”
You can buy tickets for On Earth And Space – Chris Hadfield’s Guide To The Cosmos at www.ticketmaster.ie.
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