TY - GEN
T1 - Innovative musical instruments designed for microgravity
T2 - 63rd International Astronautical Congress 2012, IAC 2012
AU - Ono, Ayako
AU - Schlacht, Irene
AU - Negishi, So
AU - Fukudo, Shin
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - A pair of musical instruments named "Cosmical Seeds" suitable for weightlessness, was selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to represent the theme of Cultural and Artistic Utilization of the International Space Station (ISS). The instruments were successfully launched on October 31, 2011; and NASA astronaut Daniel C. Burbank, Expedition 30 commander, operated and played the instruments on the ISS on February 10, 2012. The two pieces of music performed were a collaboration between an astronaut and ambient music specialists Akira Takahashi and Jaakko Saari. This paper will present: Motivation which led to the creation of the musical instruments The concept of the project The results of parabolic flight testing The results of the mission at the ISS Future possibilities The astronaut played the instruments along with music repeatedly for 15 minutes and improved his skills beyond what was outlined in the procedure manual. Taking movies and audio recordings was very successful, and the video will be shown at this session.
AB - A pair of musical instruments named "Cosmical Seeds" suitable for weightlessness, was selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to represent the theme of Cultural and Artistic Utilization of the International Space Station (ISS). The instruments were successfully launched on October 31, 2011; and NASA astronaut Daniel C. Burbank, Expedition 30 commander, operated and played the instruments on the ISS on February 10, 2012. The two pieces of music performed were a collaboration between an astronaut and ambient music specialists Akira Takahashi and Jaakko Saari. This paper will present: Motivation which led to the creation of the musical instruments The concept of the project The results of parabolic flight testing The results of the mission at the ISS Future possibilities The astronaut played the instruments along with music repeatedly for 15 minutes and improved his skills beyond what was outlined in the procedure manual. Taking movies and audio recordings was very successful, and the video will be shown at this session.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84883528462
SN - 9781622769797
T3 - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
SP - 11083
EP - 11087
BT - 63rd International Astronautical Congress 2012, IAC 2012
Y2 - 1 October 2012 through 5 October 2012
ER -