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<h1>@Cmdr_Hadfield marks the halfway mark of his mission</h1>
<h2>&#8216;I feel like a spaceling,&#8217; Canadian astronaut told CTV News during an interview yesterday. &#8216;It sounds weird, it&#8217;s not a very common word — but I don&#8217;t feel like an Earthling.&#8217; Hadfield&#8217;s mission hits a milestone today: </h2>
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<div>Freeze Frame &#8211; pausing for a moment, flying through the Node2-US Lab hatch, with a medical sensor taped to my head. http://pic.twitter.com/cIo4Jny4ERChris Hadfield</div>
<div>Good Morning, Earth! As of today, Tom, Roman &amp; I are half-way through: launched 19 Dec &amp; land ~14 May. Need to check my space To-Do list.Chris Hadfield</div>
<div>@Cmdr_Hadfield we found your space to-do list! Just one item left. http://pic.twitter.com/hCn2qDTnRTDave Atkinson</div>
<div>The Dragon resupply spaceship is 7 km above ISS and 2850 km in front, her problems fixed. Re-planning the rendezvous and grapple schedule.Chris Hadfield</div>
<div>Gaff hook peninsula at Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada. http://pic.twitter.com/ewyeJ7P1pBChris Hadfield</div>
<div>Regina, SK, cleanly etched into the prairie by the February snow. http://pic.twitter.com/HVtmFlSUQsCmdr_Hadfield</div>
<div>St John&#8217;s, Newfoundland, on a crystal-clear winter&#8217;s day. Cape Spear stands out, even from space. http://pic.twitter.com/7upQknc9stChris Hadfield</div>
<div>Gaspe, Quebec &#8211; avec une bouchee de glace &#8211; with a mouthful of ice. http://pic.twitter.com/b0T5oOOBI7Chris Hadfield</div>
<div>Rock and water churning it up in Newfoundland &#8211; Proving it doesn&#8217;t take much colour to paint a beautiful scene. http://pic.twitter.com/2v24jF5weyChris Hadfield</div>
<div>Point Pelee and Pelee Island &#8211; the very southernmost tip of Canada decorated with a jigsaw of February ice. http://pic.twitter.com/XxUvC7btLiChris Hadfield</div>
<div>Tonight&#8217;s Finale: Newfoundland. The Rock on the horizon. http://pic.twitter.com/XzSMSSkAvkChris Hadfield</div>
<div>And a few tweets from Friday:&nbsp;</div>
<div>Today I managed to skin my knee in weightlessness. Ridiculous, but true. The blood just sort of sits there, and scabs quickly. An advantage.Chris Hadfield</div>
<div>Tonight&#8217;s Finale: Two spaceships beautifully blocking the view of Canada&#8217;s East coast at sunset. http://pic.twitter.com/8fSYsFGqQFChris Hadfield</div>
<div>The ancients in Peru made lines &amp; patterns on the Nazca plain. Imagine if they knew people would see them from here! http://pic.twitter.com/a8OTBt83hjChris Hadfield</div>
<div>Barbados. Bridgetown harbor is where I first learned to SCUBA dive. Who knew it would lead to walking in space? http://pic.twitter.com/v7RDJGQBflChris Hadfield</div>
<div>Happy St. David&#8217;s Day! The Sun shines on Holyhead, northern Wales on the first of March. http://pic.twitter.com/6GnN5EEPy9Chris Hadfield</div>
<div>Flying Canadarm2, keeping proficient at this very particular and exacting skill. Good job for a Canadian! http://pic.twitter.com/M83HDckCBQChris Hadfield</div>
<div>Karachi, Pakistan. More than 20 million of us live in this thriving delta city. http://pic.twitter.com/n5bGUz3ItAChris Hadfield</div>
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@Cdmr_Hadfield hits halfway mark of mission: ‘Need to check my space To-Do list’

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@Cmdr_Hadfield marks the halfway mark of his mission

‘I feel like a spaceling,’ Canadian astronaut told CTV News during an interview yesterday. ‘It sounds weird, it’s not a very common word — but I don’t feel like an Earthling.’ Hadfield’s mission hits a milestone today: