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Canadian astronaut packs new wedding ring in his luggage for space station trip
MONTREAL – So what exactly does an astronaut bring with him on a six-month visit to the International Space Station?
If you’re Chris Hadfield, a newly minted wedding band is at the top of the list.
When he blasts off on Dec. 19, the Canadian astronaut will have the ring as a constant reminder of his wife Helene.
The couple will celebrate its 31st wedding anniversary four days after Hadfield soars into space aboard a Russian spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The 53-year-old Hadfield said in an interview from Russia today that he and Helene decided he should take something small and light given that space is limited.
The veteran astronaut is also taking up a watch belonging to his daughter Kristin. On each of his two previous space trips, Hadfield brought up a watch belonging to each of his two sons.
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