Probably the coolest video clip ever!
When David Bowie wrote and recorded Space Oddity in 1969, I wonder if he ever imagined it being played in orbit? Bravo Chris.
“possibly the most poignant version of the song ever created”
The Economist, Glenn Fleishman wrote an excellent summary of some of the legal concerns. The Space Station was built by 15 countries, and depending on where I floated while singing and playing, whose copyright laws applied? Which Space Agency owned the recording? Whose jurisdiction was I in?
A revised version of David Bowie's Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station, 2013.