Awesome Astronaut Records First Song in Space (Video)

Commander at the International Space Station (ISS) program, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is currently aboard the Expedition 35, circling the earth. Upon being a scientifically-brilliant spaceship pilot, this space cadet is also a hell of a songwriter.

On Christmas, Hadfield became the first person to record a song while orbiting the earth. As promised in his Reddit-sponsored “Ask Me Anything” Q&A session a few weeks ago, ‘Jewel in the Night’ is the title of his original acoustic guitar and vocal piece. And a haunting piece it is, presumably inspired by his more-than-a-bird’s eye view of the third planet from the sun. He uploaded to YouTube and SoundCloud over the weekend.

Check it out here:

He has a pretty awesome Twitter presence and is posting stuff that will blow your mind on a daily basis. Hadfield seems to be living that promise that you were told as a child, “you can do anything you want to, as long as you put your mind to it,” and we’re rooting for him, big time.

So, to Commander Hadfield: be safe, return home without any confusion and please continue being awesome.