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There’s an astronaut saying: In space, “there is no problem so bad that you can’t make it worse.” So how do you deal with the complexity, the sheer pressure, of dealing with dangerous and scary situations? Retired colonel Chris Hadfield paints a vivid portrait of how to be prepared for the worst in space (and life) — and it starts with walking into a spider’s web. Watch for a special space-y performance.
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Did the space station only cost a million dollars? Surely it was more than that!!
Its 8 years and am seeing this now.. All I can say is " I love Chris Hadfield" A rare gem 💎
I would love to know if he ever had the chance to meet or talk with Bowie? Fantastic video and the performance was soul stirring, considering what this man has accomplished in his life. Well done and greatly appreciated!❤️🍀🌈🙏🏻😇❣️
magical
I love his guitar and song playing. The emphasis on humanity through music, amazing!
lol the end ruined it for me to much klische
All is fake. Space. Earth. Mother. Father. Childhood. Do you think that's air you are breathing now in this very moment?… Hmm..
q barbaro este tipo es un animal
This guy truly is one of our most positive canadian role model 🙌👌
Didn't know that I needed to hear this. Thank you.
Awesome – Life is an incredible adventure, or its nothing at all ……
Just responding to the scariest thing, spannish civil war.
how can some people have so much talent
As astronaut that can play guitar and sing? What a guy. Thanks for sharing this with us. Puts things into perspective
I could watch this a thousand times and i would still be amazed at how his mind works
plot twist: Chris hates spiders and he wants us to destroy their habitat
I just found a new hero. Beautiful human, jesus we need all of humanity like this…💖💫
I was with you until you started singing lol
Maybe people who are afraid of spiders aren't afraid of them because they could hurt you but just bc of how creepy and disgusting it feels if they crawl on you
"Either your floating effortlessly in space, or you're dead."
His perception is diff. i want to be like that
Jesus this guy looks a lot like John Clyse. Funny
The Spider advice is good, Except if you live in Australia where every spider will kill you
Sorry to be a dissenter but I cannot stand this guy. Space exploration may or may not be a salvation of any sort for humanity. I guess we're going to have astronauts no matter what. This one is a self satisfied showoff.
When he came to speak at a local high school I went to see him talk live. I asked him about the weaponization of space and whether he would ever be willing to do that work as an astronaut.
He pumped out his chest, stood straight and with this weird tone of haughty pride started talking about democracy and loyalty and safety and yes he would .
Chris Hadfield cannot sing. He is not an artist or an athlete. He's a game loving hero boy and he's just an outgrowth of dim Canadian smugness, Tim Hortons style. Can't stand him, or Julie Payette or any space traveller that tries to make celebrity out of the world's most expensive hobby.
I want Chris Hadfield to cure my anxiety.
Jesus está voltando, se convertam
wait so it only takes 9 minutes to get to orbit. that is way quicker than i thought
I’m Jesus Christ is Lord and King and Our Savior!!!
That's cool but kinda clickbait
absolute chad
Inspiring.
Legand
Chris Hadfield is the definitely the type of guy you wanna just have a beer with lol
I just love him he's great
lol I'll never forget in elementary school we were told by the time I was my teachers age we'd be living in space stations. Cut to 40 years later and…well…a billionaire citizen went to lower orbit. I guess that's progress. Maybe next year is the year?
If he was the first man on the moon, who put the camera there?
Bro tried to make jokes, but no one laughed 🙁
This is what we have come to as humanity…
Admiring liars…
There is no vacuum of space. It cannot physically exist. Earth is level.
Wow, this guy is amazing
In whatever we do, we must refrain from
being selfish; we must be open-minded
and desire nothing from others.
Then we will have wisdom
in dealing with things.
Ever heard an amazing man humble brag? This is, in my opinion the most epic and badass humble brag.
Inspirador. Superar medos… "Levanta, sacode a poeira e dá volta por cima…", já dizia o poeta popular.
I came here to learn about space, not to learn about how many types of spiders there are.
i love it
the scariest thing i ever done was leave my house and be near other people. i love spiders i want to hug them but depends on the spider ^^