Col. Chris Hadfield to speak at Winspear Centre
Ground control to Colonel Hadfield – you’re going to need a bigger mothership to hold your fans in Edmonton.
The Winspear Centre does sort of look like a spaceship, a fitting place for Canada’s beloved astronaut and science ambassador to speak. On Tuesday, April 30, Chris Hadfield will be hosting a live show called “Exploration: Where We’re Going Next” to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing.
Tickets, $45 to $79.50, go on sale Feb. 1.
From being a working astronaut for many years, Hadfield came to fame as the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station in 2013 – and really went viral when he performed David Bowie’s Space Oddity. In space. Bowie himself said it was “possibly the most poignant version of the song ever created.”
For curious kids and adults alike, Hadfield has since proven himself an engaging public speaker, eager to share his adventures and thoughts with anyone willing to listen – and there have been a lot.
Aside from TV hosting duties for the BBC and National Geographic, he’s also author of three bestsellers, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, You Are Here, and his children’s book, The Darkest Dark. Hadfield has also released a musical album – of course he has – called Space Sessions: Songs From a Tin Can. And yes, Space Oddity is on it, because the planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing left to do.
