![[The space suits have] also been updated with several improved components to ensure the team is completely safe when its time to leave the capsule—if they dare.](http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/NASA-Launches-R.article_0.jpg "NASA Bowie Mission")
Lovely – real fans will spot all the references:
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL—NASA officials announced today the successful launch of the new shuttle Moonage Daydream, marking the beginning of a long-anticipated two-week conceptual mission inspired by British rock star David Bowie.
From The Onion
Bowie - Nov 2009 SoHo NYC
My hero David Bowie is 63 today – so Happy Birthday to him.
It’s been several years since his last album (Reality, 2003) and well publicised ill-health whilst on the tour to support the album – and he’s been laying low with infrequent media appearances (celeb stuff with his wife Iman, supporting his son’s movie “Moon“, some movie and music cameos). Recently there’s the stamps thing plus a new live album (based on the live DVD) of his Reality tour out at the end of the month.
There has been no new music either rumoured or released – and some fans have speculated that he’s really not well.
It was almost a relief when back in November these photos surfaced of DB walking around in SoHo NYC looking quite the dapper man about town (what’s in that bag? a new album?) 
So – happy birthday DB and lets have some new music you old bugger!
Wonderful insane writing linking Bowie/Elvis/Roswell/2001 A Space Odyssey/Superman:
“The alien that crashes to Earth during the supposed Roswell crash in Bowie birth year is also the starchild that evolves at the end of 2001 . Astronaut Bowman is in cryogenic suspension for 18 months and then evolves into …. something else. It is curious to note that Bowie was Ziggy Stardust for 18 months and then became …. something else. Elvis recorded at Sun Studio and was under the guidance of Sam Phillips for 18 months and then became … something else.”
link: Bowie vs Elvis.
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