Boethius' Music of the Spheres reinterpreted? The Solar System as a Music Box.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, December 21, 2009
Isn't It Cold Out in Space, Bowie?
So, I've been doing a little research just in case I ever have to switch to my back-up profession. (That would be: astronaut.)
If I'm going to sit (float?) in a space station all day, I'd like to play a little music please.
Turns out, music in space is practically de rigueur. Any instruments you send up have to be put through serious safety checks, and then there's always the question of how to get the instrument to stay in one place while you play it, but that's nothing astronaut Ed Lu can't handle:
Bonus: Bowie in Space
If I'm going to sit (float?) in a space station all day, I'd like to play a little music please.
Turns out, music in space is practically de rigueur. Any instruments you send up have to be put through serious safety checks, and then there's always the question of how to get the instrument to stay in one place while you play it, but that's nothing astronaut Ed Lu can't handle:
Bonus: Bowie in Space
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