Space oddity re-imagined

[Stella_Omega]

Commander Chris Hadfield is The Man in outer space. But that's not enough for him-- he wants to be a Rock Star too.

I love the re-worded song, which is both an improvement-- from one point of view-- and a dump-- from another point of view-- of the original. And the vid has some breathtaking moments, I think.

http://youtu.be/KaOC9danxNo

 

[slyc_willie]

Now that's how you stay sane while in space.

Those were some pretty breathtaking views, even on just my monitor. Would love to see someone play this in an IMAX theater.

 

[Handley_Page]

Commander Chris Hadfield is The Man in outer space. But that's not enough for him-- he wants to be a Rock Star too.

I love the re-worded song, which is both an improvement-- from one point of view-- and a dump-- from another point of view-- of the original. And the vid has some breathtaking moments, I think.

http://youtu.be/KaOC9danxNo

Damned good.
And it's a damned good video footage of the ISS
I particularly liked the footage of a happy landing.

 

[jomar]

Is good. Saw it on Sunday Morning. Kind of wish he left the guitar out of it and went a different way. But good for him and the space program. I'm also surprised it hasn't already been done. You got to know the next guy/gal is working on Rocket Man.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Is good. Saw it on Sunday Morning. Kind of wish he left the guitar out of it and went a different way. But good for him and the space program. I'm also surprised it hasn't already been done. You got to know the next guy/gal is working on Rocket Man.

Only if we send a manned expedition to Mars... which we all know ain't the kind of place to raise your kids.

 

[slyc_willie]

Only if we send a manned expedition to Mars... which we all know ain't the kind of place to raise your kids.

If you believe Bas Lansdorp, there'll be people on Mars in ten years.

Flippancies aside, I think the future of space exploration lies in private, rather than governmental, hands. There's just more money in the private sector.

 

[steve44uk]

If you believe Bas Lansdorp, there'll be people on Mars in ten years.

Flippancies aside, I think the future of space exploration lies in private, rather than governmental, hands. There's just more money in the private sector.

There's been a pretty compelling model for a manned Mars mission for nearly 20 years now.

Private sector money's hard to raise because the payback's so long-term - something our economic culture finds hard to swallow, even in low-risk environments. That said, the same issue plagues the public sector - despite NASA's lowly 0.5% share of the Federal Budget (cf 20% for defence spending), it's still seen by most politicians as a vote-loser. <sigh>