Cork’s Adam King to meet one of his astronaut heroes on Friday night

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Adam King, a six-year-old from Cork, who enchanted the whole country when he appeared in the Belated toy showIt looks like he will meet one of his astronaut heroes in this Friday’s episode.

Adam, who lives between Youghal and Killeagh, will return to the Late Late Show this week for a special meeting with astronaut Chris Hadfield.

On last week’s show, Adam showed off his space-themed toys and talked about his dream of becoming an astronaut.

He told host Ryan Tubridy that due to his “brittle bones,” he sadly couldn’t become an astronaut in the typical sense.

Instead, however, he talked about how one day he hopes to become a CAPCOM, or a capsule communicator at NASA, the person on the ground who talks to astronauts during missions.

Adam’s love of all things space sparked great admiration online from people around the world.

In a Tweet, the official NASA account wrote: “Adam’s kind heart and adventurous spirit inspire us.

“There’s room for everyone at NASA, and we can’t wait for you to one day join our team of dreamers.

“We’ll be here when it’s ready.”

The European Space Agency also became aware of Adam’s appearance and reached out to the Late Late Show team to get Adam’s contact details and send him some space-related articles.

Chris Hadfield himself also responded to a Tweet about Adam.

The seasoned astronaut wrote: “Adam, I’ve had the luck of CAPCOM many space flights. We should talk about space together. Take care, be nice Chris.”

Hadfield is one of the most famous astronauts in the world.

In addition to being the first Canadian to walk in space, he also flew two space shuttle missions and served for a time as the commander of the International Space Station.

It seems that tomorrow, Adam and his hero will have a chance to talk together about space.

  • See Adam’s second appearance in the Late Late Show in seven days on RTÉ One tomorrow night at 9:35 p.m.



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