Astronaut Chris Hadfield on space, mustaches and Star Trek

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield on space, mustaches and Star Trek

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Astronaut and author Chris Hadfield nerds out with Tricia and Greta about living in space, his substantial mustache, making science cool on social media and the science fiction that helped spark his interest in space travel as a kid.

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Mar 28, 2014

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield on space, mustaches and Star Trek

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