These are changing times for human spaceflight but we shouldn't forget that Canada has two relatively new astronauts and one heading to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has racked up several first in Space, including the first Canadian space walk, but in December 2012, he will take up his biggest role yet: Commander of the ISS.

More information is here: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition34-35/default.asp and there is a nice interview from a couple of day ago here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17092546