Astronaut sings David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ from … space

Aboard the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut and budding social media sensation Chris Hadfield shares a stirring rendition of the iconic glam rocker’s 1969 hit.

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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has been aboard the International Space Station for five months now. As a sendoff, he recorded a very impressive music video of himself covering David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.”

The result is every bit as fantastic as you would think:

The video has been viewed more than 1 million times in 24 hours. It even got the attention of Bowie himself:

CHRIS HADFIELD SINGS SPACE ODDITY IN SPACE!”Hallo Spaceboy…”Commander Chris Hadfield, currently on… fb.me/24sZNW5ly

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