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OT for Bowie fans and space geeks

natrix natrixnatrix natrix Posts: 0
edited December 1969 in The Commons

I'm both, so I have to share this awesome video! Astronaut Chris Hadfield has recorded "Space Oddity" - in actual space. How cool is that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KaOC9danxNo

Don't know how to embed the video - sorry.

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  • macleanmaclean Posts: 2,438
    edited December 1969

    Yeah, I saw this on Sky News this morning. He's become a sort of international icon because of the cool things he does in space. I saw a clip where he demonstrated how tears (from your eyes) behave in space.It was pretty amazing.

    He seems to have that rare ability to explain complex things in simple terms and make them interesting to the average person.

    mac

  • natrix natrixnatrix natrix Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    maclean said:
    Yeah, I saw this on Sky News this morning. He's become a sort of international icon because of the cool things he does in space. I saw a clip where he demonstrated how tears (from your eyes) behave in space.It was pretty amazing.

    He seems to have that rare ability to explain complex things in simple terms and make them interesting to the average person.

    mac

    True, he's great. I've been following him on Twitter - he's done all sorts of cool experiments.

  • FirstBastionFirstBastion Posts: 7,760
    edited May 2013

    Commander Chris Hadfield has done a great job making the the ideas of space travel accessible to the average person. He's Canadian, and practically a national hero around here. The school kids have been following him closely as well. He's going to inspire a whole generation to pursue science and scientific endeavors. Supposedly his son Evan helped to come up with the idea to do the video, I don't know if it'll go viral , but it's still pretty cool.

    Post edited by FirstBastion on
  • natrix natrixnatrix natrix Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    I love how someone in the comment is suggesting that he has to go further away next time, to record "Life on Mars", LOL!

  • FuselingFuseling Posts: 243
    edited December 1969

    That's amazing. :)

  • SpottedKittySpottedKitty Posts: 7,232
    edited December 1969

    maclean said:
    I saw a clip where he demonstrated how tears (from your eyes) behave in space.It was pretty amazing.

    Look for the one where he wrings out a soaked washcloth. The behaviour of the water is downright boggling.
  • almahiedraalmahiedra Posts: 1,351
    edited December 1969

    natrix natrix said:
    I'm both, so I have to share this awesome video! Astronaut Chris Hadfield has recorded "Space Oddity" - in actual space. How cool is that?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KaOC9danxNo

    Don't know how to embed the video - sorry.

    I like Bowie. Lyric of this song cause me a knot in the throat. See an astronaut sing it touch my soul. Thanks for video.

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,095
    edited December 1969

    Yeah I came across this music video this a.m.
    It is wonderful that an astronaut has come along that knows how to have fun. :)

  • robkelkrobkelk Posts: 3,259
    edited December 1969

    FirstBastion said:
    Commander Chris Hadfield has done a great job making the the ideas of space travel accessible to the average person. He's Canadian, and practically a national hero around here. The school kids have been following him closely as well. He's going to inspire a whole generation to pursue science and scientific endeavors. Supposedly his son Evan helped to come up with the idea to do the video, I don't know if it'll go viral , but it's still pretty cool.

    Paraphrasing someone else's tweet: He's an astronaut, he sings and plays the guitar, and he's got a mustache. Us mere mortal men may as well give up now... :)

    More seriously, he's doing more to popularize science and scientists than anyone since Carl Sagan. This is a good thing. IMHO.

  • SzarkSzark Posts: 10,634
    edited December 1969

    gilikshe said:
    natrix natrix said:
    I'm both, so I have to share this awesome video! Astronaut Chris Hadfield has recorded "Space Oddity" - in actual space. How cool is that?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KaOC9danxNo

    Don't know how to embed the video - sorry.

    I like Bowie. Lyric of this song cause me a knot in the throat. See an astronaut sing it touch my soul. you and me both... I even had a tear.

  • JimmyC_2009JimmyC_2009 Posts: 8,891
    edited May 2013

    I see he got down safe and sound : http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/05/13/hadfield-chris-space-iss-soyz-earth.html

    It will probably take him a lot longer to get home to Canada from Kazakhstan :-)

    Post edited by JimmyC_2009 on
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