The Canadian-born reserve colonel is an astronaut, engineer, and RCAF pilot who has flown 3 space missions, done 2 spacewalks, and commanded the International Space Station. He was named the top test pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, and served as NASA’s Director of Operations in Russia. Hadfield is an adjunct professor at the University of Waterloo, an adviser to SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, and chair of the board of the Open Lunar Foundation. He also leads the Space stream at the Creative Destruction Lab tech incubator, and is co-creator and host of TV series on BBC and National Geographic, as well as a 4-time internationally best-selling author.