by Tara Jeffrey for the Sarnia Observer (2014) Chris Hadfield was at his family’s Stag Island cottage when he watched the television coverage of the first moon landing in July 1969. That’s when he decided he wanted to be an astronaut. Thirty-two years later, dressed in a white spacesuit with [...]
by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) The day human beings first set foot on the moon was the day the earth – or at least Sarnia – stood still. The Observer sent a reporter out that historic July 20, 1969 evening to find out how the city would [...]
by Dan McCaffery for First Monday (2013) Many years ago, when I was researching the career of Sarnia-born astronaut Chris Hadfield, I came across a quote from his grade 2 teacher. The elderly lady, who taught Hadfield at King George Public School said, “He must have been a good boy, [...]