Space Oddity

Why HN readers recommended it

Commenters recommend it for the sense of wonder and chills it gives, and bring it up in threads about Bowie, space and astronauts.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Rare Earth

Topic

space oddity cover from the iss

Format

music

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

9

Recommendation years in dataset

2013–2025

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• The chances that anyone here hasn't seen it are almost zero, but just in case, if you haven't seen Chris Hadfield's cover of Space Oddity, recorded on the ISS, you really should: [VIDEO] I don't have a source but I heard that David preferred this …

• Chris Hadfield recorded a cover of Bowie's Space Oddity on the ISS [1], including playing the guitar in space. It gives me chills every time I listen to it. [1] [VIDEO]

• Complaints about Civ's omission of the dark side of history ring hollow to me. Civ is, at its heart, a deeply aspirational and optimistic game. Watching the Baba Yetu intro from Civ IV[1] gives me the same sense of wonder and pride in humanity that …