Astronaut Cady Coleman plays flute on space station

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Highlights from in-flight interviews conducted Feb. 9, 2011 with NPR's "All Things Considered" and KHOU-TV, Houston with International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 26 flight engineer Catherine "Cady" Coleman (joined by station commander Scott Kelly and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli). Coleman speaks about bringing her flute to space and demonstrates playing it.

Video credit: NASA TV

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[halfblindwriter]

I love her hair!

[maxtyn99]

the musi starts at 3:06 just so you know

[IMAinthehouse]

the hair.

[djtowo]

that costed about 800 dollars to take that flute up xD ($260 p/KG)

[Funraiser]

@maxtyn99

thanks lol

[infantrydivision11]

after less than 10 years I will also be in space :P

[infantrydivision11]

@halfblindwriter parden me for saying this...the bold guy has no hair for floating...but dont you think that something else that she doesnt have and he has is floating around?

[docatomics]

...oh yeh crew, we must have a lot more of this"normal life" on youtube , fast while there is time

~ this is history breaking time; history on top of history; it must be disseminated fast, far and wide friends

=we must trek outwards, if only that there be a record that we tired, we must go forward collectively independent at dogs top speak, if anything is to survive as remedy to the universe, our fastest way there is at communication best speed, send out the signal, time & time again over net!

[docatomics]

...ow wow Lt. my first homo sapient created space tune, your great,

~why if you weren't married; eye'd not have to apologized to your husband now !

=just know of your example has revived me to task onward a little further, all you 3rd heaven Nuats ! wow guys my ears are weeping fluid now, much love !

[Cochituate7Lake]

@Scimonetti There have been penny whistles and harmonicas in space before, and at least one Russian crewman has brought a guitar. It will be a while before anyone brings a piano up to orbit!

[Cochituate7Lake]

@blueminies One for Russian mission control, one for US mission control. Those two time zones are useful to follow, and are also about 8 hours apart.

[blueminies]

anyone know why the 2 guys wear 2 watches?