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Video Of The Day: Cmdr Chris Hadfield & “Space Oddity”

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May 132013

David Bowie’s Space Oddity is one of the modern classics of geek pop, but it’s never actually been performed on location in space – until now. Chris Hadfield has done a cover of it to mark his return to Planet Earth today aboard the Soyuz landing craft, but rewrites the lyrics a bit so that the ending isn’t so much of a downer. He really is a good singer, and does the song justice – and watching that guitar floating gracefully down the interior of one of the modules of the pressurized habitat aboard the Internation Space Station gives us chills.

And naturally, you’ll hear this version on Krypton Radio at any time during our broadcast days if you tune in to listen.

Enjoy.

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Video Of The Day: One Last Song Before Planetfall

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May 082013

For his last downlink before returning to Earth, CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield performed I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing) with hundreds of students at the Ontario Science Centre and nearly a million people, mostly students from coast-to-coast Canada and around the world, performing the song in unison from their location. CSA Astronaut Jeremy Hansen was present at the history-making Music Monday event at the Science Centre and moderated a Q&A with students and Commander Hadfield.

I.S.S (Is Someone Singing) is a song co-written by Hadfield and the Barenaked Ladies’ front man Ed Robertson. (Credit: CSA /NASA)

We had to post this – we sang along, and not without tears in our eyes.

Enjoy. And, safe journey home, Commander Hadfield.

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Video Of The Day: Chris Hadfield & The Chieftains – ‘Moondance’

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Mar 122013

Chris Hadfield is one lucky guy. If you can call unyieldingly and unfailingly shaping your own destiny every day of your life being “lucky”. Today’s offering is one the now famous Canadian-born astronaut and International Space Station commander. He performs “Moondance” with the Chieftains via a live video link from the space station’s observation dome, called the “cupola”, offering one of the most amazing views any human could ever hope to see – the Earth, from space.

Enjoy the space music.

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Video Of The Day: Watch The Premiere Of ‘I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing?)’

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Feb 092013

We’re one of the world’s leading sci-fi radio stations, so this one’s a natural for Video of the Day. And wait till you see what we’re offering up this time.

It’s the premiere performance of a song called I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing?) by International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield and lead singer for Bare Naked Ladies, Ed Robertson. This performance is not the first space jam, as there have been musicians aboard the ISS before Hadfield who performed over communication downlinks from the station. However, not very many songs have been written in space and then performed from there, and to Chris Hadfield’s credit, this new one from the album he’s working on (Songs from Space) is pretty darned good.

Actually, it’s chillingly beautiful.

Watch the video as astronaut Chris Hadfield, from aboard the International Space Station, performs “I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing)” with Ed Robertson, the rest of the Barenaked Ladies and the Wexford Gleeks from Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts, who were all at the CBC studios in Toronto.

The song, which was written by Hadfield and Robertson in partnership with Music Monday, CBC Music and the Canadian Space Agency, explores what it’s like to look down on the Earth from outer space. It will also be the official song for the 2013 edition of Music Monday, which takes place on May 6.

David Bowie may have paid tribute to the great unknown with songs like “Starman” and “Space Oddity,” and Rush, a favourite of Hadfield’s, penned an entire space-rock opera, 2112, but how will they compare to a song written in space, by an actual astronaut?

Listen for yourself and let us know what you think in the comments. And if you want to sing and play along, simply download the lyrics and join in!

Enjoy. And, you’re welcome.

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Video Of The Day: ‘Jewel In The Night’ From The International Space Station

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Dec 272012

You know that song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, right? The twelve days the song is talking about are between Christmas Day and January 6, which is the day the three wise men supposedly finally showed up.

So it’s technically still Christmas. I know, I know, just go with it. Because it gives us an excuse to present the first song ever recorded in space under zero gravity. Jewel in the Night was written by Dave Hadfield and performed in orbit aboard the International Space Station by his brother Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian commander of the station. It’s the first of many the astronaut hopes to record while circling the planet over the next five months, eventually laying down tracks for an entire album recorded in zero gravity.

Hadfield posted the track online for download and streaming on Christmas Eve.

The guitar he played was a Larrivee P-01 Parlor guitar built in British Columbia and sent up to the Space Station more than ten years ago. Playing guitar in zero gravity is a challenge, since gravity normally helps you with the placement of your hands on the guitar’s frets. It’s almost like learning to play all over again.

Hadfield says playing music helps him maintain his emotional connection with home and family on Earth while he’s in space on the long missions.

Enjoy.

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Commander Kevin Ford Offers Holiday Greetings From Space

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Dec 192012

Kevin Ford aboard ISS

It would be hard to find a fan of Krypton Radio who wasn’t also fascinated with real life space travel and exploration. With that and the season in mind, we’re happy to bring you the words of Commander Kevin Ford aboard the International Space Station offering his holiday greetings. The recording was released December 19, 2012, by the NASAtv YouTube channel.

NASA has released a number of video messages from various noteworthy space pioneers, both from space and on the ground. We love this stuff. They’re messages of hope from the future we know is coming.

Enjoy.

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Marvel Entertainment To Stream “The Avengers” To International Space Station

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Jun 012012

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Marvel working with NASA to send superheroes to accompany our real life space heroes on the ISS

Marvel Entertainment/Marvel Comics recently announced that they were working with NASA to stream the blockbuster movie The Avengers to the International Space Station, allowing our orbiting space heroes, a chance to relax and hang out for a brief time with some of the most impressive superheroes to grace the silver screen in many years. When we heard about this, the coolness factor blew our socks off and caused the fire alarm down the hall to melt.

We know that sending special messages and treats up to our astronauts isn’t by any means a new thing, astronauts have over the years enjoyed video games, Pizza Hut brand pizza flown on a logo’d rocket, and various other specialties as a way to say thank you for all their hard work in advancing the causes of science. But still, when two of our favorite things mesh, it blows us away and just makes us want to high-five those behind the scenes to make something like this happen.

Who knows, maybe NASA can work out a deal with Netflix at some point, I mean the satellite is already up there, shorter trip on the signal don’t you think? (just kidding)