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Chris Hadfield’s music communicates a broader, deeper expression of what spaceflight is like than the usual astronaut interview. Michael Belfiore highlights the need for more people with artistic talents to go to space and to use those talents to communicate to the public what it is like there: Chris Hadfield shows why we need the arts in space – Michael Belfiore<\/a><\/p>\n

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NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg<\/a> won’t be singing but she has other creative activities planned for her spare time on the ISS: NASA Astronaut Packs Crafts for Space Station Trip – Space.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Hadfield’s music communicates a broader, deeper expression of what spaceflight is like than the usual astronaut interview. 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