Chris Hadfield tells Cork teens to ‘dream big and aim for the stars’

Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield has told Irish teenagers to dream big and aim for the stars.

The Canadian-born astronaut, who shot to global fame thanks in part to his tweets from the International Space Station, was among several inspirational figures who delivered special video messages to some 340 transition year students who attended an enterprise conference in West Cork yesterday.

“Have a long-term dream,” Commander Hadfield said.