Scott Kelly(Astronaut) recently broke the record for most time spent in space by a US astronaut, logging his 383rd day aboard the International Space Station. He’s also on pace to break another record on October 29th, when he spends his 216th consecutive day orbiting the earth — the most in a row.
For many people, this seems like a dream. The idea of floating up in space, where so few people in the history of the world have ever been, is intoxicating. But it can, of course, get intensely lonely, Kelly says.
“A year really is a long time…a long time to never be able to go outside, or feel the sun on your face, or to see your family through anything besides a computer screen,” he muses.
And one of the ways he stays connected to the world below is through music.
“When living in a place isolated from the rest of the world like here aboard the International Space Station, [music] becomes more significant,” he tells Spotify.
Kelly has created a playlist that reflects his space journey so far. It spans many genres, but there is a contemplative wistfulness that runs through it. It’s not hard to imagine listening to these songs as you stare across the void back at your home planet.
And to be honest, it’s a bit dorky — the kind of earnest emotion unconcerned with looking cool.
Here are the tracks, which Kelly suggests you listen to in order:
Stay — Jasmine Thompson
Lose Yourself — Eminem
Feel This Moment — Pitbull and Christina Aguilera
Speed of Sound — Coldplay
These Are Days — 10,000 Maniacs
Hazy Shade of Winter — The Bangles
Chasing Cars — Snow Patrol
Fire And Rain — James Taylor
Imagine — John Lennon
Lights — Ellie Goulding
Black — Pearl Jam
Dark Horse — Katy Perry and Juicy J
In Your Eyes — Peter Gabriel
Just Like Heaven — The Cure
Wish You Were Here — Pink Floyd
Leader of The Band — Dan Fogelberg
Babylon — David Gray
Hotel California — Eagles
Adagio for Strings — Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, and the New York Philharmonic
The Promise — Michael Nyman
Sunrise — Norah Jones
A Thousand Years — Christina Perri
Landslide — Fleetwood Mac
Wide Open Spaces — Dixie Chicks
Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro) — Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli
Brand New Day — Sting
Kryptonite — 3 Doors Down
Thunder Road — Bruce Springsteen
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