Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth, An

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Episode 1

At the age of 9, Canadian Chris Hadfield watched Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon and decided that he wanted to be an astronaut.

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Aged nine, Chris watches the Apollo moon landing and decides he wants to be an astronaut.

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Episode 2

What does it feel like to go to space for the first time? Chris Hadfield recalls his first flight in 1995.

Reader: Garrick Hagon

What does it feel like to go to space for the first time? Chris recalls his first flight.

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Episode 3

Preparation and 'sweating the small stuff' are crucial to staying alive. Astronauts are taught to constantly ask, 'what is the next thing that is going to kill me ?

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Chris reveals how preparation and 'sweating the small stuff' are crucial to staying alive.

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Episode 4

Chris Hadfield spent five months on the International Space Station and, in between the scientific experiments and the daily routines of living, he spent as much time as he could looking out of the window.

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Chris spends as much time as he can looking out of the International Space Station window.

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Episode 5

Chris Hadfield comes back to earth with a bump, and discovers that he has become a YouTube and internet sensation.

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Chris comes back to earth and discovers that he's become a YouTube and internet sensation.