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== Personal life == Hadfield was born in [[Sarnia]], [[Ontario]]. His parents are Roger and Eleanor Hadfield, who live in [[Milton, Ontario]]. Hadfield was raised on a corn farm in [[southern Ontario]]. He was a member of a [[Cub Scout|Wolf Cub Pack]] that met at the Milton Fairgrounds.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hadfield |first1=Chris |title=@Cmdr_Hadfield |url=https://twitter.com/cmdr_hadfield/status/338405385679536128 |website=Twitter |access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> He became interested in [[Aviation|flying]] at a young age and in being an astronaut at age nine, when he saw the [[Apollo 11]] Moon landing on television.<ref name="CBCNews-2012.12.07">{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/chris-hadfield-ready-for-surreal-space-station-odyssey-1.1130026 |title=Chris Hadfield ready for 'surreal' space station odyssey |last=Davison |first=Janet |work=[[CBC News]] |date=December 7, 2012 |access-date=December 7, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Hadfield">{{cite book |first=Chris |last=Hadfield |title=An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything |publisher=[[Little, Brown and Company]] |location=New York City |year=2013 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780316253017/page/2 2β6] |isbn=978-0-316-25301-7 |lccn=2013943519 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780316253017/page/2 }}</ref> On December 23, 1981, in [[Waterloo, Ontario]], Hadfield married his high-school girlfriend Helene Hadfield (nΓ©e Walter), with whom he has three children: Kyle, Evan, and Kristin Hadfield.<ref name="Hadfield 2">''An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth'' (Hadfield), pp. 7β10, 289.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Agency |first=Canadian Space |date=2008-06-03 |title=Astronaut Chris Hadfield's biography |url=https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/canadian/former/bio-chris-hadfield.asp |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=Canadian Space Agency}}</ref> Hadfield used to be a ski instructor at [[Kelso Conservation Area#Glen Eden|Glen Eden Ski Area]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Hadfield personal Twitter Account |date=January 31, 2013 |url=https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/296990268769566721 |access-date=October 25, 2013}}</ref> before becoming a [[test pilot]].<ref name=csabio /><ref name=utsi-grad /> Hadfield is of northern [[English people|English]] and southern [[Scottish people|Scottish]] descent.<ref name="Hadfield 4">''An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth'' (Hadfield), p. 91.</ref> He is a devoted fan of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], and wore a Leafs jersey under his spacesuit during his [[Soyuz TMA-07M]] re-entry in May 2013.<ref name="Hadfield 5">''An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth'' (Hadfield), p. 254.</ref> After the [[2012β13 NHL lockout]] ended, Hadfield tweeted a photo of himself holding a Maple Leafs logo, and stated he was "ready to cheer [his team] on from orbit".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metronews.ca/features/toronto/maple-leafs-playoffs-2013/2013/04/23/famous-fans-of-the-toronto-maple-leafs.html |title=Famous fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs |work=metronews.ca |publisher=[[Metro International]] |date=April 23, 2013 |access-date=December 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220083527/http://www.metronews.ca/features/toronto/maple-leafs-playoffs-2013/2013/04/23/famous-fans-of-the-toronto-maple-leafs.html |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He sang the [[O Canada|Canadian National Anthem]] during the Toronto Maple Leafs and [[Montreal Canadiens]] game on January 18, 2014, at the [[Scotiabank Arena|Air Canada Centre]] in [[Toronto]], Ontario.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://o.canada.com/sports/chris-hadfield-sings-o-canada-at-leafs-game |title=Chris Hadfield sings 'O Canada' at Leafs game |work=canada.com |publisher=[[Postmedia Network]] |date=January 19, 2014 |access-date=December 6, 2016 |archive-date=October 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008170720/http://o.canada.com/sports/chris-hadfield-sings-o-canada-at-leafs-game |url-status=dead }}</ref> In November 2022, he was invited by coach [[John Herdman]] to speak to the [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada soccer team]] ahead of their first match in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] in Qatar.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davidson |first=Neil |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/worldcup/soccer-canada-herdman-hadfield-1.6662818 |title=Herdman turns to Chris Hadfield to launch Canada into new soccer stratosphere |publisher=CBC |date=24 November 2022 }}</ref>
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