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Major Tom, the Glossary

Major Tom is a persona of David Bowie's, referenced in the songs "Space Oddity", "Ashes to Ashes", "Hallo Spaceboy", "Blackstar" and more.^[1]

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Fictional characters introduced in 1969
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Addiction

Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a drug or engage in a behavior that produces natural reward, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences.

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Adult Swim

Adult Swim (stylized as since 2003, and also abbreviated as) is an American adult-oriented television programming block aired by the American basic cable channel Cartoon Network during the evening, prime time, and late-night dayparts.

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Angel

In Abrahamic religious traditions (such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and some sects of other belief-systems like Hinduism and Buddhism, an angel is a heavenly supernatural or spiritual being.

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Apple TV+

Apple TV+ is an American subscription OTT streaming service owned and operated by Apple Inc. Launched on November 1, 2019, it offers a selection of original production film and television series called Apple Originals.

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Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)

The Army Air Corps (AAC) is the aviation arm of the British Army, first formed in 1942 during the Second World War by grouping the various airborne units of the British Army.

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Ashes to Ashes (David Bowie song)

"Ashes to Ashes" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie from his 14th studio album, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980).

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Astronaut

An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον, meaning 'star', and ναύτης, meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where, according to an urban legend, a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

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Blackstar (album)

Blackstar (stylised as ★) is the 26th and final studio album by the English musician David Bowie.

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Blackstar (song)

"Blackstar" (stylised as "★") is a song by English rock musician David Bowie.

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Cat (Red Dwarf)

The Cat, or simply Cat, is a fictional character in the British science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf.

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Chaotic

Chaotic was originally a Danish trading card game.

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Chris Hadfield

Chris Austin Hadfield (born August 29, 1959) is a Canadian retired astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot, musician, and writer.

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Dave Lister

David Lister, commonly referred to simply as Lister, is a fictional character from the British science fiction situation comedy Red Dwarf, portrayed by Craig Charles. Major Tom and Dave Lister are fictional astronauts.

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David Bowie

David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.

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David Bowie (1969 album)

David Bowie (commonly known as Space Oddity) is the second studio album by the English musician David Bowie, originally released in the United Kingdom on 14November 1969 through Mercury affiliate Philips Records.

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David Weil (showrunner)

David Weil (born 1989/1990) is an American television writer, producer, director and showrunner.

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Eel Pie Publishing

Eel Pie Publishing was a publishing house founded by musician and author Pete Townshend in 1977, and named after Eel Pie Island.

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Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist.

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Evening Standard

The Evening Standard, formerly The Standard (1827–1904), is a long-established newspaper, since 2009 a local free newspaper in tabloid format, with a website on the Internet, published in London, England.

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Expedition 46

Expedition 46 was the 46th expedition to the International Space Station.

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Expedition 47

Expedition 47 was the 47th expedition to the International Space Station.

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Experimental aircraft

An experimental aircraft is an aircraft intended for testing new aerospace technologies and design concepts.

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Extraterrestrial life, alien life, or colloquially simply aliens, is life which does not originate from Earth.

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Five Star

Five Star (also styled as 5 Star) were a British pop group, formed in 1983 and comprising siblings Stedman, Lorraine, Denise, Doris, and Delroy Pearson.

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Forbes

Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014.

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Hallo Spaceboy

"Hallo Spaceboy" is a song by the English musician David Bowie from his 20th studio album, Outside (1995).

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Heathen (David Bowie album)

Heathen (stylised as uǝɥʇɐǝɥ) is the 23rd studio album by the English musician David Bowie, originally released in Europe on 10 June 2002, and the following day in America.

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Hideo Kojima

is a Japanese video game designer.

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International Space Station

The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station assembled and maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada).

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Invasion (2021 TV series)

Invasion is an American science fiction television series created by Simon Kinberg and David Weil that premiered on Apple TV+ on October 22, 2021.

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Johan Renck

Bo Johan Renck (born 5 December 1966) is a Swedish director of music videos, TV and film.

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Kirby Ian Andersen

Kirby Ian Andersen is a visual artist and musician from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Lana Del Rey

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer and songwriter.

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Legendary Stardust Cowboy

Norman Carl Odam (born September 5, 1947, in Lubbock, Texas), known professionally as the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, is an outsider performer who is considered one of the pioneers of the genre that came to be known as psychobilly in the 1960s.

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List of The Venture Bros. episodes

The Venture Bros. ran for seven seasons.

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Love You till Tuesday (film)

Love You till Tuesday is a promotional film designed to showcase the talents of a 22-year old David Bowie, made in 1969.

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Low (David Bowie album)

Low is the eleventh studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 14 January 1977 through RCA Records.

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Major (United Kingdom)

Major (Maj) is a military rank which is used by both the British Army and Royal Marines.

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Major Tom (Coming Home)

"Major Tom (Coming Home)" (Major Tom, 'Major Tom ') is a new wave song written and sung by German musician Peter Schilling that was first released as a single off of his album Error in the System.

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Ménage à trois

A ménage à trois is a domestic arrangement or committed relationship consisting of three people in polyamorous romantic or sexual relations with each other, and often dwelling together.

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is a franchise of stealth games created by Hideo Kojima.

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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is a 2004 action-adventure stealth video game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2.

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Neil Tennant

Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English singer, songwriter and music journalist, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981.

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Outside (David Bowie album)

Outside (stylised as 1. Outside and subtitled The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper-cycle) is the 20th studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 25 September 1995 through Virgin Records in the United States and Arista Records, BMG and RCA Records in other territories.

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Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981.

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Peter Schilling

Peter Schilling (born Pierre Michael Schilling; 28 January 1956) is a German synthpop musician whose songs often feature science-fiction themes like aliens, astronauts and catastrophes.

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Rain or Shine (song)

"Rain or Shine" is a 1986 hit single by British pop group Five Star.

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Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf is a British science fiction comedy series created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, consisting of a sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave since 2009, gaining a cult following.

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Remix

A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item.

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Robin Hood

Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema.

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Rocket Man (song)

"Rocket Man" (officially titled "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)") is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin and performed by John.

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.

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Rugrats

Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon.

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Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), also known simply as Scary Monsters, is the fourteenth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 12 September 1980 through RCA Records.

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Science fiction on television

Science fiction first appeared in television programming in the late 1930s, during what is called the Golden Age of Science Fiction.

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Simon Kinberg

Simon David Kinberg (born August 2, 1973) is an American filmmaker.

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Slow Burn (David Bowie song)

"Slow Burn" is a song by English musician David Bowie.

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Space Oddity

"Space Oddity" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie.

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Substance dependence

Substance dependence, also known as drug dependence, is a biopsychological situation whereby an individual's functionality is dependent on the necessitated re-consumption of a psychoactive substance because of an adaptive state that has developed within the individual from psychoactive substance consumption that results in the experience of withdrawal and that necessitates the re-consumption of the drug.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Tom

Also known as Major Tom Syndrome.

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Major Tom, the Glossary

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See also

David Bowie

Fictional characters introduced in 1969

Fictional characters invented for recorded music

Fictional majors

References