Listening to music while orbiting our beautiful ‘fragile oasis’ at 28,000 km/h must be wonderfully surreal. But by being able to share his photos and music, ESA astronaut André Kuipers allows us to follow his mission and experience, if only in some small way, the thrill of spaceflight.

André and his family are big fans of Armin van Buuren, the internationally known dance music producer and DJ from Leiden, the Netherlands. When Armin learned that his albums Mirage and Universal Religion Chapter 5 had been uploaded to the International Space Station as part of André’s playlist, he said he felt very honoured to give this message and he dedicated his piece ‘Communication’ to André.


Copyright: ESA/Armada Music BV (Tracks ‘Communication’ and Space Odyssey (Original Mix Edit) by Shogun, courtesy Armada Music BV)