The world’s most famous astronaut has entranced an audience of Edinburgh secondary pupils with tales of space-walking, observing the beauty of Earth from afar, and living off the likes of rehydrated pizza for almost half a year.
Commander Chris Hadfield told a packed room at Liberton High, which included the first minister Alex Salmond, how he was first inspired to go into outer space by watching the 1969 moon landing on television as a boy.
“I’d dreamed of doing this as a kid and it’s amazing to actually be part of it. I never felt homesick, partly because there’s so much to do and concentrate on up there. We could email and Skype our families, even phone some days. But sometimes you do miss the physicality of life on the world.”
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