Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques' music playlist aboard the Soyuz

Launch day

On December 3, 2018, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques and his crewmates Anne McClain and Oleg Kononenko will fly to the International Space Station.

On launch day, the astronauts enter the Soyuz about two and a half hours before lift-off and perform the final checks.

After their pre-launch operations are completed, the astronauts usually have about 40 minutes to listen to music before their departure. They can enjoy their own selections or discover those of their crewmates.

Here is David Saint-Jacques' playlist, compiled by Nicolas Tittley, who is a music journalist and a friend of David.

David Saint-Jacques' playlist: "Before space"

1. Sleep/Swim, múm
2. Green Grass of Tunnel,  múm
3. Quarrel, Moses Sumney
4. Music for 18 Musicians (Modular Version): Pulses, Steve Reich (Ensemble Signal)
5. On the Ground, Richard Reed Parry
6. Subterraneans (2017 Remastered Version), David Bowie
7. Suspirium, Thom Yorke
8. Rêver mieux, Daniel Bélanger
9. Sunday Morning (Stereo Version), The Velvet Underground & Nico
10. Nuit debout, Camille
11. Distant Sky (feat. Else Torp), Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
12. Le départ, Alexandra Stréliski
13. The Great Escape, Patrick Watson
14. Ikajunga, Elisapie
15. Sail to the Moon, Radiohead
16. Flight from the City, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yuki Numata Resnick, Ben Russell, Clarice Jensen & Tarn Travers
17. Blue Moon, Beck
18. Faites monter, Alain Bashung
19. Fade into You, Mazzy Star
20. Higgs Boson Blues, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
21. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois, Sufjan Stevens
22. Looking for Astronauts, The National
23. New Star in the Sky, Air
24. We're Going Home, Clint Mansell
25. Décollage, Air
26. The Stars Our Destination, Stereolab
27. Major Tom (Coming Home), Peter Schilling
28. A Model of the Universe, Jóhann Jóhannsson

This would make for great listening during a launch party! Enjoy!

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• Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques' mission
• Journey of the Soyuz, from lift-off to landing
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