The French Esa astronaut Thomas Pesquet got an exclusive impression of the highly anticipated new Rammstein album.
Christoph Schneider, drummer of the Berlin band, gave Pesquet an audio sample during a conversation in space.
"He was the first to listen to one of our new songs from the upcoming album," wrote Schneider on his Instagram page after the call.
Berlin - "It was premiered in heaven, which is an honor for us."
Schneider spoke of a "childhood dream come true".
Calling a person “who lives in heaven” once again made people aware of “how small we are all compared to the vastness of the universe”.
The German Esa astronaut Matthias Maurer is scheduled to fly to the ISS on Sunday (October 31).
Maurer would be the twelfth German in space - and the fourth German on the ISS at an altitude of around 400 kilometers.
dpa