David Bowie had a special place on the International Space Station

Back in 2013, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield paid homage to David Bowie with a version of the 1969 song "Space Oddity" filmed on the International Space Station. The video has some slight changes in lyrics, and Hadfield singing from orbit above Earth, all with David Bowie's blessing. It garnered more than 20 million views in the first year it was on YouTube, but was temporarily pulled after its initial year-long run, which was was the original agreement. The duo hashed out a new two-year agreement in 2014, so you can still watch Hadfield's performance, which was the first music video shot in space when Hadfield was on board during Expedition 35. More

(Source: Orlando Sentinel - Jan 12)