Canadian astronaut Hadfield tweets goodbye and ‘Godspeed’ to John Glenn

OTTAWA

The first Canadian to walk in space is joining those in the United States who are saluting U.S. space hero John Glenn, who died Thursday at the age of 95.

Retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield tweeted that Glenn was a great American who was “an inspiration to us all.”

Hadfield also tweeted “Goodbye, John Glenn. Godspeed,” a reference to the famous sendoff that Glenn received as he blasted off in 1962 to become the first the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth. The Canadian Space Agency tweeted its condolences to Glenn’s family.

Glenn died at a Columbus, Ohio, hospital where he was hospitalized for more than a week.