He once sang about being 2,000 light years from home.
But the closest Mick Jagger is likely to be to space, it seems, is inside the Houston Space Center.
The Rolling Stones frontman met a host of astronauts, toured NASA’s mission control room and was strapped into a spaceship simulator during his visit on Friday.
The band is in the Texas city to kick off its 19-date Hackney Diamonds tour of the United States and Canada, which begins tonight.
Posting photos of his day on Instagram, Jagger, 80, thanked NASA “for being so welcoming” and astronauts Josh Cassada, Bob Hines and Jessica Meir for showing him around.
The Rolling Stones frontman met a host of astronauts, visited NASA’s mission control room and was strapped into a spaceship simulator during his visit on Friday.
Posting photos of his day on Instagram, Jagger, 80, thanked NASA “for being so welcoming” and astronauts Josh Cassada, Bob Hines and Jessica Meir for showing him around.
In 2019, NASA named a rock on Mars ‘Rolling Stones Rock’ after the legendary band.
While the rocker may not be limited to space anytime soon, his group’s influence has already reached beyond Earth.
In 2019, NASA named a rock on Mars ‘Rolling Stones Rock’ after the legendary band.
The Stones said the honor was “definitely a milestone in our long and eventful history.”