Author Topic: Astronauts and Cosmonauts as musicians (Read 16663 times)

Aragatz · « **Reply #40 on:** 02/25/2014 09:30 am »

1st French spationaut Jean-Loup Chrétien : keyboard (with 2 pictures)
4th French spationaut Jean-Pierre Haigneré : saxophon (sorry no picture found)

Lighat · « **Reply #41 on:** 02/25/2014 10:04 am »

Quote from: Dana on 09/28/2007 07:53 am

Neil Armstrong was known to play ragtime tunes on the piano during his X-15 days. Milt Thompson used to have a story about how the X-15 folks were at some desert bar celebrating a successful X-15 flight, and Neil was playing a tune on the piano. Being a civilian, he was casually dressed, not wearing any sort of uniform.

Then some of the rocket-engine engineers from across the lakebed came in to celebrate their own successful rocket-engine test. One of them knocked back a couple of beers, and walked over to Neil and asked him if he took requests.

To which Neil responded, never missing a note, "I'm afraid I don't know any *missileer* songs...."

It is a great information . I know first time that Neil Armstrong was known to play ragtime tunes on the piano during his X-15 days.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #42 on:** 02/25/2014 01:17 pm »

Now this is an old thread bump!

Lighat · « **Reply #43 on:** 02/25/2014 02:55 pm »

Quote from: Michael Cassutt on 01/24/2009 05:37 pm

Since I mentioned it a few days back, I figure I should follow up with the Max Q article link, now available:

http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exploration/Max-Q-Live.html?c=y&page=1

Michael Cassutt

It is a great article. I appreciate to give link of this great article.

Prof68 · « **Reply #44 on:** 02/26/2014 03:10 pm »

First guitar on the space station was used by cosmonaut Alexander Ivanchenkov during fifth Salut-6 expedition in 1978 year. The guitar was delivered to Salyut-6 on board of Progress 3.