Major tom

Ground control to Major Tom... David Bowie's 1969 single Space Oddity has a more memorable opening line than its actual title (which appears nowhere in the lyrics), and it offers fairly harrowing science-fiction -- for Major Tom, the mission does not end well. Major Tom is one of many characters Bowie created (others being Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke and the Blind Prophet), although Tom doesn't seem to have been an alter ego -- well, not until a decade later, when Tom…

David Bowie. Beckenham Arts Lab, 1969. © Vernon Dewhurst

Ground control to Major Tom... David Bowie's 1969 single Space Oddity has a more memorable opening line than its actual title (which appears nowhere in the lyrics), and it offers fairly harrowing science-fiction -- for Major Tom, the mission does not end well. Major Tom is one of many characters Bowie created (others being Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke and the Blind Prophet), although Tom doesn't seem to have been an alter ego -- well, not until a decade later, when Tom…

Rocketship scan from a Taschen Book image of a vintage box of space-themed macaroini (no joke). Background, my own creation, based on the scan from a vintage Star Trek children's book, with more planets and stars added by me. Additional cooling textures courtesy of the fab Textures for Layers group.

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The world lost another star yesterday with the passing of David Robert Jones, also known as David Bowie. The 69-year-old died just two days after his birthday and the release of his latest album, Blackstar.

Space Oddity. 69′