Hallo, Spaceboy

[greatbear]

My email and messages began to light up yesterday evening from people sending me links to this YouTube video. "You're gonna love this", etc. Well, indeed I do love the hell out of this video. It has my two greatest "loves", science and music, assembled in a touching, awe-inspiring combination. And it's all real. Backstory: Cmdr Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, is ready to bid farewell to the International Space Station after being aloft for five months. A sensation in his own right among Canadian science lovers and already a bit of a rock star in his own way, he, along with an Earth-based collection of musicians reworks Davis Bowie's 1969 masterpiece "Space Oddity" as a fitting end to his tour of duty. Definitely must-see TV.

This shows all the incredible things humanity is capable of when they put their collective minds together. I've been in awe of the space programs ever since my early youth. Even though trips into space had mostly become workaday outings that made most people lose interest, I still appreciated all that went into every trip. The recent Mars rover mission proved that there is still a lot of out-of-the-box thinking going on that rekindles that feeling of awe I had as a kid. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.

Comments

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

That's really cool!

I loved watching coverage of ALL the space
shots.

I hope we get back into space soon!

[mikiedoggie.livejournal.com]

Even my cold heart went "squee" when I saw this video. Just so amazing, on so many levels.

[dan4behr.livejournal.com]

It's probably just me, but does he not have a bit a Randy, the Village People Cowboy sort of resemblance?

Oh...that view out the porthole window beside him. My godz..

[ciddyguy.livejournal.com]

That is indeed very cool, and so well done too.

And it helps that he's easy on the eyes.

I'd love the US to get back to the space race for nothing else, learning more about space.

[tbrough.livejournal.com]

The first time I saw this last night I choked up. It brought me back to the times as a young boy when I dreamed of being an astronaut. (My great Uncle worked for NASA, which egged me on as well.) But this...this was just incredible. Watching it again gave me chills.