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Astronaut Chris Hadfield Tweets Amazing Space Pictures From The ISS (As Well As Singing David Bowie's Space Oddity)

Space Oddities: Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Amazing Tweets From The ISS (PICTURES)
Sara C Nelson
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His poignant version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity has made astronaut Chris Hadfield one of the coolest men not on the planet.

And a look at his Twitter feed reveals a stunning collection of images taken from space, including day-to-day life on board the International Space Station.

Hadfield’s mission comes to an end on Monday when he returns to earth.

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View from the ISS: 'Dr Seuss-inspired swirls in the Black Sea'

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Commander Chris Hadfield performs David Bowie's Space Oddity

While we’ll be glad to have him back, we’ll miss his out-of-this-world hijinks.

We salute you, Commander Hadfield.

Chris Hadfield's view from space
The moon rising over a bed of cloud (01 of16)
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(credit:Chris Hadfield/ Nasa)
The southwest corner of Africa(02 of16)
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Clouds over Hull and the Humber Estuary(03 of16)
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Belfast, at the mouth of the River Langan (04 of16)
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(credit:Chris Hadfield/ Nasa)
Utah ski hills (05 of16)
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Spaceships glowing blue in the dawn over Florida (06 of16)
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Canada(07 of16)
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Dr Seuss-inspired swirls in the Black Sea (08 of16)
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(credit:Chris Hadfield/ Nasa)
Crew preparing for a spacewalk (09 of16)
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A storm swirling off the Irish coast(10 of16)
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Nicosia (Lefkoşa) and the rugged north Cyprus coast(11 of16)
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Scotland in the Spring sunshine (12 of16)
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Sunrise catches the clouds, mid Atlantic(13 of16)
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A lone jet draws a straight line across the Tatras(14 of16)
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Dr Tom Marshburn(15 of16)
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Crew 'light the universe on the dark side of the globe' (16 of16)
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