Toy Show’s space boy Adam meets astronaut Chris Hadfield

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Six year old Cork’s Adam King won the hearts of the nation in the past week Belated toy showand friday night Late afternoon He had a special gift when he was able to chat with the astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield.

Commander Hadfield appeared via Zoom on RTÉ One’s Late Late Show And during the interview Adam, who has brittle bones, was taken aback by the media expert, who had tweeted last weekend after Adam’s appearance on the show.

Commander Hadfield spoke to Ryan first and told him how Adam, who had told viewers of his ambition to work on ground control at NASA, had caught his attention.

“There was a great response on social media, just because of the type of person Adam is,” he said. “He immediately lit up with ‘hey, Commander Hadfield, do you have to meet this boy?’

“And so I replied that I would love to and comment on what kind of person he is, and obviously I wasn’t the only one who thought about it. It’s been really nice to see him and have a little more direct contact with Adam and his family.”

“We need that kind of combination of unstoppable curiosity, but also the willingness to put the work in to back it up, it’s great to see an example like Adam.”

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Speaking about Adam’s aspirations to become part of the ground support personnel for manned space missions, Commander Hadfield said: “Capcom is a fascinating job, you are at the heart of the matter, it is like a mystery, constantly solving things. You have to trust your own ability and the skill of the people around you.

“In that kind of environment, it seems to me that Adam could thrive. Perhaps most important now is that it inspires him right now to pursue things that he would never have otherwise felt the freedom to pursue … and that can be just as important. . “

He added: “Sure, he will end up doing something excellent with his life … but the process and the inspiration I think is very important and that is part of the reflection that I really like to see as well.”

Then the interview related to Adam in Cork, and Commander Hadfield introduced himself saying, “I understand Adam, that you not only talk about space with me, but you also talk about space with your brothers and sisters. Your space missions, Adam?

“Yes … Sometimes I go to the moon and sometimes I go to other places, like different planets,” Adam replied.

Commander Hadfield: “I don’t know if you know, but I have two brothers and two sisters and when I was your age, we did exactly the same thing, we dreamed of flying in space.”

Adam melted hearts at last week’s Toy Show

“The good thing, Adam, is that when I grew up, I had the opportunity to fly in space three times. It’s amazing what can happen in life, and I was a CAPCOM.

Adam also asked the commander if he was scared on his first space mission.

“When I was six, I was scared because I didn’t know everything I needed to know yet, but I changed who I was, Adam,” she said.

“I studied and read books and watched movies and talked to people who knew what they were doing, and I practiced, just like you do, over and over again. The day I went to space,

“I went up and across the elevator and lay on the rocket on my back, even though it was dangerous because I knew what I was doing, I wasn’t afraid because I was ready. I’d rather be ready than scared, and you have your whole life to prepare.”

Adam spoke to Ryan from his home in Cork with his dad David and his brothers by his side and said that he has not yet returned to earth since his experience in The Late Late Toy Show.

On his return to school, Adam said, “We had a great party and they gave me an honor guard when I just got back.”

When Ryan asked “who is the most famous man in Ireland”, Adam laughed and replied “me”.



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