Music and Space are two of
the coolest things… so why
not put them together?
On the 12th of May 2012 during
space Expedition 35, Astronaut,
Chris Hadfield, did just that and
recorded the first music video from
space ever!
Orbiting the Earth at 17,500 miles
an hour (or 28,163.52 kilometers
per hour), the Canadian astronaut
performed his own rendition of
David Bowie's "Space Oddity" as
well as tweeting and blogging,
making
him
the
de
facto
ambassador from Outer Space.
(HOW MUCH COOLER CAN YOU
GET?!)
Jewel in the Night was the first
song Chris Hadfield recorded in
space and it was released on
YouTube on Christmas Eve of
2012.
Astronaut, Chris Hadfield performing David Bowie's
"Space Oddity"
Chris gained immense popularity
by chronicling life aboard the
space station and taking pictures
of the earth and posting them
online using Twitter and Facebook
to be shown all around the world.
He was even a guest on the news
and talk shows!
After his mission ended in May
2013 he returned to Earth and not
long after he announced his
retirement from a 35-year career
as a military pilot and an
astronaut.
Chris has a Facebook page and
YouTube channel where you can
find all the incredible videos!
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Astron
autChrisHadfield
YouTube-channel:
http://www.youtube.com/channel
/UCtGG8ucQgEJPeUPhJZ4M4jA?f
eature=watch
Written by Gabby W.
Hadfield’s
recently
released
book,
“An
Astronaut’s Guide to Life
on Earth” describes the
training he went through
before
venturing
into
space,
and
all
his
experiences before and
during his voyage.
“His vivid and refreshing
insights will teach you
how
to think like
an
astronaut,
and
will
change, completely, the
way you view life on Earthespecially your own.”