Chris Hadfield, the retired Canadian astronaut, rock star, and internet sensation, began his new role as an ambassador for tourism to Ireland with four short films promoting the Emerald Isle.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is to become a tourism ambassador for Ireland.

A Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely this morning on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

An astronaut has said goodbye to life on the International Space Station by making a cover version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity.