Today Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield, aboard the International Space Station, showed off one of the new space-themed plastic $5 bills, proving that the Bank of Canada will go to any lengths to prove it's new polymer bank notes are out of this world. Hadfield, who is the Commander of the ISS, is four-months into his current space mission, also unveiled the new $10. Who knows why he needed the money up there. -- Astronaut Chris Hadfield helps unveil new Canadian $5 and $10 bills[caption id="attachment_372" align="alignnone" width="497"]
Hot on the heels of eliminating the penny, the Bank of Canada introduces it's replacement: The new, waterproof, stick-together, plastic $5 -- like the money you'd imagine the Jetsons used.[/caption]
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