![]() ![]() Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account More space and science news from CNN Light Years One Reddit commenter may have spoken for many when he wrote, “You’d better freakin’ make it safely or this video will be the biggest tear-jerker on the Internet.” Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Tom Mars landed safely in their Soyuz spacecraft Tuesday in Kazakhstan as scheduled, according to NASA. The video clip was a farewell of sorts: Hadfield, Soyuz Cmdr. The 53-year-old Hadfield launched aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft in December and in March became the first Canadian to lead a spaceship as commander of the International Space Station. But Hadfield omits that part.īowie himself acknowledged the video, tweeting, “ CHRIS HADFIELD SINGS SPACE ODDITY IN SPACE!” In the original song, Ground Control loses radio contact with the astronaut, Major Tom, implying that the mission has failed. Hadfield took a few liberties with the lyrics of the 1969 Bowie song, which became a hit upon its 1973 rerelease. “The video has none of the Hollywood fakery we are used to. That’s us, that’s our blue dot, not some stock image, or animation …,” wrote one Redditor. The Earth turning behind him in the windows is the real deal. “The floating guitar is really floating, it’s not some computer animation or trickery. Because Hadfield’s vocals and guitar were recorded on the space station (and mixed with supporting tracks by Emm Gryner, a Canadian musician who once sang backup for Bowie), some observers are calling it the first music video made in space.Ĭommenters on Reddit praised the video’s simplicity and genuineness. ![]()
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