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Astronaut Performs First Cover of 'Space Oddity' from Space

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:11 +0000

As good as David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' is, it's still rather surreal watching someone perform it from space.

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Hear the First Song Ever Recorded On the International Space Station

Tom Blunt — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:02:58 +0000

Even scientists have soul! Take a listen to 'Jewel in the Night,' by Colonel Chris Hadfield.

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Watch Felix Baumgartner's Jump From the Edge of Space

Emerald Catron — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:10:38 +0000

In case you completely avoided all contact with the internet yesterday, Felix Baumgartner's jump from 128,100 feet about Earth was a success.

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Newly Divorced Woman Launches Wedding Ring Into Space

Marla Rosenthal — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:29:27 +0000

In the wake of a failed marriage there are many questions. While, "what should I do with my wedding band?" probably isn't atop the "post matrimony to-do list", it's still a loaded question. Recent divorcee Rebecca Gibbs, an uber-creative New Zealander faced with that very question, decided to take matters into her own hands and launch the symbol of her failed marriage into space.

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Best Dad Ever Sends Toy Train Into Space

Emerald Catron — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:50:04 +0000

We assumed this guy was the world's worst dad for taking his son's favorite toy and launching it into space. But it turns out he could track it using GPS so that it wouldn't be lost forever, and he is actually the coolest dad on earth because now his kid has a video of his train in space

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Astronauts Take Another Shot at Stiff Bolt on Space Station [PHOTOS]

Associated Press — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:08:03 +0000

Spacewalking astronauts armed with brushes and other homemade tools attempted to install a critical power-switching box at the International Space Station on Wednesday and revive electrical systems.

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