

He closed his statement by saying, "Very sad. where British astronaut Tim Peake tweeted from the International Space Station.

and is widely considered to be the worlds premier tribute to David Bowie. Unique and otherworldly, Bowie often seemed like a creature from another planet, the 'Starman' of one of. The Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre presents SPACE ODDITY starring. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield spent five months in space a time in which he gained international fame for his extensive use of social media while floating above Earth. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station joined millions of fans on Earth in paying tribute to the late singer David Bowie, who succumbed to cancer on January 10. But this news is hard to take in," May wrote on his personal website. David Bowie Dies at Age 69 After Battling Cancer. In and out of our lives, always challenging and innovative, and … shocking. He was a fearsome talent, and the loss to Music and Culture from his passing is inestimable. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) Tributes are pouring in for David Bowie, with musicians, politicians, clerics, actors and others offering their condolences for the late star. "I don't know if I can react immediately. Tweeting from the International Space Station, British astronaut Tim Peake said: Saddened to hear David Bowie has lost his battle with cancer his music was an inspiration to many. Goodbye Starman." Hadfield gained Internet fame when he released a video in which he performed Bowie's song "Space Oddity" (just one of the artist's astro-themed ballads) while living on the International Space Station (ISS).īrian May, a guitarist for the band Queen who later became an astrophysicist, expressed shock and sadness at Bowie's seemingly sudden passing. Former astronaut Chris Hadfield wrote, "Ashes to ashes, dust to stardust. Tributes to the late artist have been flooding Twitter today (Jan. She has been underground at three of the largest particle accelerators in the world and would really like to know what the heck dark matter is.Astronauts, scientists and members of the spaceflight industry are joining people all over the world in mourning the death of music icon David Bowie, who passed away Sunday (Jan. In 2018, Calla left to join NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory media team where she oversees astronomy, physics, exoplanets and the Cold Atom Lab mission. Calla studied physics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is originally from Sandy, Utah. Saddened to hear David Bowie has lost his battle with cancer his music was an inspiration to many, Peake wrote Monday. For the last two months, Chris Hadfield has been the first. Messages of condolence for the late rock star flowed in Monday from around the world and from space, where British astronaut Tim Peake tweeted from the International Space Station. Previously, Calla worked at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City (hands down the best office building ever) and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California. International Space Station Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield ends his time on the space station by paying tribute to David Bowie. British astronaut Tim Peake, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures prior the launch of Soyuz TMA-19M space ship at the Russian leased. says Harry Maslin, the Producer of David Bowies YOUNG AMERICANS and STATION TO STATION Albums. From 2010 to 2014 she was a producer for The Physics Central Podcast. Space Oddity DAVID BRIGHTONS TRIBUTE TO DAVID BOWIE. Prior to joining Calla worked as a freelance writer, with her work appearing in APS News, Symmetry magazine, Scientific American, Nature News, Physics World, and others. She enjoys writing about black holes, exploding stars, ripples in space-time, science in comic books, and all the mysteries of the cosmos. Calla Cofield joined 's crew in October 2014.
