Everyone knows that Yuri Gagarin was the first astronaut in
space and that Laika was the first dog in space. Do you know who
was the first to perform Space Oddity in space?
In 2013, Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield made history by
performing a cover of David Bowie's Space Oddity on board the
International Space Station. The video clip of Hadfield's
onboard floating performance generated over 40 million views! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo
Last week I came across Chris Hadfield's name on Twitter.
Aya Korem, a prominent Israeli singer-songwriter, confessed on her
Twitter account to having approached Hadfield requesting to have
her album played in space:
Korem, recognized not only for her prolific music career but
also for her battle to protect musicians' legal rights,
initiated a bill limiting the time frame of talent contracts to 7
years. This bill is known in Israel as the Aya Korem bill. During
the period in which Korem was attempting to free
