Live: Watch Chris Hadfield’s first news conference since returning to Earth

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield returned home to Earth on Monday, ending a nearly five-month stay in orbit on board the International Space Station, and today, he will be speaking to reporters for the first time since he touched down.

The live teleconference starts at 10 a.m. EDT, during which he will no doubt discuss his time on the station and what it meant for Canadians and future for Canada in space, as well as talk about his return home and what may be in store for him in the future.

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Since his arrival on the International Space Station back on December 21st, 2012, Hadfield has caused a resurgence in interest, around the world, for the space station and space programs in general, through what became a well-orchestrated social media campaign over Twitter and YouTube.

From putting multiple pictures of Earth up on his Twitter account each day, taken from his spectacular vantage point in space, to speaking to school children across the country, to posting numerous videos on YouTube showing us what life on board the space station is like, not to mention an absolutely amazing finale as he sang a cover of David Bowie's famous song, Space Oddity, Hadfield has captured our attention and put a very human face back on the space program that it probably hasn't enjoyed since the Apollo space program in the '60s and '70s.

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Anyone who is sad at his return, because we will lose that incredible feed of pictures from orbit, it's quite likely that the astronauts on board now and in the future will continue this 'legacy' that he's created, but Hadfield himself tweeted yesterday with some incredible news:

True to his word, even while going through a battery of tests, and suffering through aches and pains, as well as shuffling around like someone many years his senior and bumping into an occasional corner as his body gets used to being back in our '1-g' environment, Hadfield posted another amazing picture last night:

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So, join me in tuning in at 10 a.m. EDT, using the Canadian Space Agency video feed at the top of the page, to see how Chris Hadfield is doing, and hear him discuss his mission and what he may be up to now that he's back on Earth.

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