ISS Commander Bids Farewell With "Space Oddity"

Andy Chalk

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ISS Commander Bids Farewell With "Space Oddity"

Don't be surprised if you get something in your eye while you watch Commander Chris Hadfield's surprisingly good cover of the David Bowie classic.

The days of those fun and educational "What happens when you puke in space?" spots are behind us now, but astronaut Chris Hadfield, former commander of the International Space Station, cooked up one final video before bidding farewell, and it's a doozy: a cover of the David Bowie classic "Space Oddity."

It's an obvious choice but a good one nonetheless, and Hadfield changes up the lyrics just enough to suit his situation on the ISS. But what makes it really impressive is how good it is; nobody's going to confuse Hadfield with Michael Bublé, but the man can carry a tune. The video, produced by Hadfield's son Evan, is awfully good too, with some stunning views of Earth alongside shots of the astronaut floating around the cramped confines of the space station.

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It's especially poignant because this will almost certainly be Hadfield's last journey into space. According to the Canadian Space Agency [http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/After+conqering+space+what+next+Chris+Hadfield/8374394/story.html] is being hit with budget cuts and may be asked to refocus its priorities and plans; there are also currently no Canadian astronauts scheduled to take part in future missions and if any are added, there are two others slated to take spots ahead of him.


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Adam Jensen_v1legacy

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Directed by J.J. Abrams. Look at those glorious lens flares.


It really makes you think though, seeing that huge space station with people on it. Some people spend their lives pushing the boundaries of what humanity can achieve. They go freakin' space. And some men blow each other up in car bombs over an old book of fairy tales. For fuck sake.
 

anian

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It was so good to watch this first thing after I woke up, brightens up a day.
 
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This man is amazing.

People like this are the role models our children should be looking up to.

Not Kim-fuckin'-Kardashian.
 

anian

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Daystar Clarion said:
People like this are the role models our children should be looking up to.

Not Kim-fuckin'-Kardashian.
Indeed. This guy, that knows how to fly 70 different aircrafts, that works in freaking outer space in one of the crowning achievements not only of human technology, but of triumph of cooperation of the whole world, but there's like 5 reality shows where K-clan disproves of whether Kim had butt implants...
 

DTWolfwood

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Great editing and very well rendition of the song.

Gonna miss them educational youtube vids from space! GJ and GS Cmdr. Hadfield
 
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rhizhim said:
Daystar Clarion said:
This man is amazing.

People like this are the role models our children should be looking up to.

Not Kim-fuckin'-Kardashian.
and what about if we send kim kardashian into space? space, not the sun. and also safely get her back on earth,

why do i always assume that anyone wants her dead?.
I don't think they can send that much plastic into space without issues with pressure.
 

kailus13

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He may not have Michael Buble's voice, but he put more emotion into that one song than Buble's entire discography.
 

Baldry

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I hope this sparks a trend and when we go to mars we get a bitching ass cover of "life on mars".
 

Bara_no_Hime

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Wow. That was so sad. Good, so very good, but very sad.

It really depresses me that space programs are losing their funding world wide. Yes, I know it's easier to send robots into space to do things, but really... it's just sad.

I salute you, Commander Chris Hadfield. Here's hoping you get a chance to return to space against the current odds.
 

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I am proud of my fellow Canadian.

A shame though that as far as I hear, NASA is getting slapped on the wrist with another budget cut and might not send anyone else up there for a while....