Tag: David Bowie
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SpaceX’s Elon Musk adds a ‘Starman’ to the Tesla Roadster he’s sending into space
A closeup shows the spacesuit-clad figure sitting in a Tesla Roadster that’s destined to be launched into deep space. (SpaceX Photo via Instagram / Elon Musk) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — When SpaceX launches a Tesla Roadster sports car into deep space atop its very first Falcon Heavy rocket, the driver’s seat won’t be empty. The…
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The stars align: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin treated in New Zealand hospital by Dr. David Bowie
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, left, and his doctor in New Zealand, David Bowie. (Christina Korp Photo via Twitter) Only an out-of-this-world coincidence could produce such earthly results. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who is in a New Zealand hospital after falling ill during a tour of Antarctica, is being treated by a doctor named David Bowie. The space…
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David Bowie, 1947-2016: No longer a space oddity, now hailed by science heroes
David Bowie helped develop the story for a video game titled “Omikron: The Nomad Soul” in 1999, and portrayed a character named Boz. (Credit: Eidos Interactive via YouTube) Rock superstar David Bowie, who died of cancer over the weekend at the age of 69, became famous as a “Space Oddity” and “The Man Who Fell…