Ground control for Major Chris Hadfield will now be the home he shares with his wife after Canada’s singing astronaut announced his retirement from the space programme.

It isn't his perfect cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity," but this song performed by our favorite retired astronaut, Chris Hadfield, is still pretty fantastic.And just in time for Canada Day ...

In case you missed it, the space-station songster Chris Hadfield and sibling David posted a YouTube video of the shamelessly patriotic singalong variety, In Canada.