I'm posting my favorite space clip, starring astronaut Chris Hadfield channeling David Bowie as he sings Bowie's iconoclastic song Space Oddity. Not only is Space Oddity an exquisite piece of music, framing Bowie's compassion and intrinsic sense of humanity, the song was also iconoclastic, capturing the emotional charge of a generation as we left planet Earth for the first time. Chris Hadfield has always had a great sense of showmanship, whether he's conducting experiments in space, visually illuminating physics, imparting wisdom through his amazing book An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, or singing a song that everyone secretly wanted to see performed in space! The man knows how to swagger, so as astronauts go, kind of a rock star. After attending the premiere of the film Gravity, Hadfield tweeted: “Good morning! Gravity was fun last night. Fantastic visuals, relentless, Sandra Bullock was great. I’d fly with her.” When asked about his own tour of duty, Hadfield said, “Fortunately, the five months that I spent on the space station went way … [Read more...] about Astronaut Chris Hadfield sings Space Oddity
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