Chris Hadfield reveals what to expect when playing guitar in space

While spending 160 days in space as commander of Expedition 35 on the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield shot to fame with his cover of David Bowie's Space Oddity.

That's not all his musical output from the mission, however, as the astronaut also recorded an entire album aboard the space station, entitled Space Sessions: Songs From A Tin Can - it's the first album ever recorded in space, and available in October.

There's no-one more qualified, then, to discuss the problems any budding astronauts may face while playing guitar in space - watch Hadfield outline his experience with CBC above, and explain how you can replicate it yourself by, erm, standing on your head.

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.