El comandante de la expedición 35 de la ISS, el canadiense Chris Hadfield, nos ha deleitado con increíbles vídeos y fotos desde su canal de youtube y su cuenta de Twitter (@Cmdr_Hadfield) demostrándonos (una vez más) que (además de ser "simplemente" piloto de pruebas) era un increíble divulgador científico y contándonos cómo es el espacio entre bastidores. Pero lo que nadie se esperaba era cómo iba a ser su despedida.
En efecto, ayer terminaba la expedición 35 y era hora de volver a casa y como despedida de la ISS y de toda su audiencia se ha marcado una versión del Space Oddity de David Bowie, cantado desde el espacio (a capella) al que su hijo Evan (que es tan simpático como su padre) le ha incorporado la instrumentación (salvo los solos de guitarra que también son de Chris). Es francamente magistral y hay momentos en los que se le saltan a uno las lágrimas.
Sin embargo, escuchando la canción me di cuenta de que había algunas variaciones en la letra respecto a la versión original de Bowie. La letra original dice:
Ground control to major Tom
Ground control to major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
(Ten) Ground control (Nine) to major Tom (Eight)
(Seven, six) Commencing countdown (Five), engines on (Four)
(Three, two) Check ignition (One) and may gods love be with you
This is ground control to major Tom, you've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
This is major Tom to ground control, I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
Here am I sitting in a tin can far above the world
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles, I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows
Ground control to major Tom, your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
Can you hear me, major Tom?
Can you hear me, major Tom?
Can you hear me, major Tom?
Can you...
Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
Mientras que la versión con la que nos ha deleitado Hadfield dice (los cambios, en negrita)
Ground control to major Tom
Ground control to major Tom
Lock your Soyuz hatch and put your helmet on
(Ten) Ground control (Nine) to major Tom (Eight)
(Seven, six) Commencing countdown (Five), engines on (Four)
(Three, two) Detach from station (One) and may God's love be with you
This is ground control to major Tom, you've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it's time to guide the capsule if you dare
This is major Tom to ground control, I've left forevermore
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
Here am I sitting in a tin can far above the world
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles, I'm feeling very still
And before too long I know it’s time to go
Our commander comes down back to earth, and knows
Ground control to major Tom, the time is near, there’s not too long
Can you hear me, major Tom?
Can you hear me, major Tom?
Can you hear me, major Tom?
Can you...
Here am I floating in my tin can, a last glimpse of the world
Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing left to do
En fin, una actualización a las circunstancias reales de Chris Hadfield (se marcha en una nave Soyuz, se separa de la estación —espacial internacional—, su destino no es la Luna sino la Tierra y otras pequeñas variaciones. En definitiva, como dije en Twitter, es el astronauta más enrollado de la historia de la exploración espacial.
Definitely, @cmdr_hadfield is the coolest astronaut in history of space exploration. Period. ow.ly/kXiuu
— Eliomys Quercinus (@LironCareto) May 13, 2013
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