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Packing Tips for the Arctic from Col. Chris Hadfield

Packing Tips for the Arctic from Col. Chris Hadfield

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Celebrated astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield is joining our Arctic Icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov Expedition: Best of the Canadian Arctic.

Col. Hadfield recently dropped by the Quark Expeditions office – we had the chance to ask him for a few tips on what he’s planning on packing, and how packing for the Arctic compares to packing for a mission to outer space!

Watch the video below and find out what he’ll be bringing along on his Arctic voyage:

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