Being a rock star in space sounds a bit like the next great reality TV show, but let’s be honest, when you’re a superSTAR, you’re allowed to have crazy dreams and then let other people figure out how it can be done. So can you play guitar in space? Zero-Gravity Concerts While astronauts have countless responsibilities and tasks while working on a shuttle or the International Space Station (ISS), they eventually have free time to entertain themselves, and nowhere to go. Playing and listening to music has actually been promoted and studied by researchers analyzing the psychological effects of long-term exposure to zero-gravity conditions In fact, over the past 40 years, there have been a number of musical astronauts living on the ISS, and the space station has been home to a flute, saxophone, guitar, didgeridoo, and even a keyboard. The original question of this article seems to ask whether it is “possible” to play guitar (or some other musical instrument) in space, and the short answer is…. Absolutely
