When Astronaut Chris Hadfield is up in the International Space Station, he will circle the globe 16 times a day, and pass over Canada in 10 minutes. Now, Canadian students have the chance to take Hadfield with them on their own adventures across Canada as part of a photo contest.

"You will have the chance, if you like, to take a picture of me in your backyard, or on vacation with you, and send it to me through the space agency up on the space station," Hadfield said while speaking to students in a live video chat from Moscow, Russia.

In celebration of his next mission to space in December, where he will be the first ever Canadian commander of the station, Hadfield spoke to students at the Telus World of Science on Wednesday to answer their questions about his mission and to promote the Chris Hadfield World Tour Photo Challenge.

"By taking a little bit of Chris with you on your travels he basically knows that we're all with him with his upcoming mission," said Frank Florian.

The Telus World of Science was one of 10 locations across Canada selected to host the video interview, and Edmonton students took full advantage of the opportunity, asking him everything from how he trains for the mission, what it's like to be in zero-gravity, and what the earth looks like from space.

"The windows on the space station have nose prints on them, because everybody's always with their nose against the window looking at the world," Hafield said. "It's beautiful."

Brooke-lynn Rogers, 9, from Anne Fitzgerald Elementary School beamed when Hadfield answered her question about being weightless.

"It was just so amazing," said Rogers, "I was just shaking from the excitement."

The Chris Hadfield World Tour Photo contest is a web-based photo contest where Canadians can take photos of themselves with a Hadfield cut-out and share them online. The three photos with the most votes will win a t-shirt signed by Hadfield, and the overall winner will get a chance to talk to Hadfield in their own private video chat.

"I really look forward to seeing where you take me, and where I have a chance to visit you in Canada," Hadfield said.

The contest runs until May 15, 2013, after Hadfield returns from the station, and cut-outs of Hadfield can be picked up at the Telus World of Science. For more information about the contest and his upcoming mission, go to www.asc-csa.gc.ca/ChrisHadfield.