Kraftwerk fans are used to hearing otherworldly tunes, but the German electronic music pioneers took it to another level at a gig in Stuttgart.

Video posted Saturday by the European Space Agency shows German astronaut Alexander Gerst 91裸聊视频渄ropping in91裸聊视频� for a live performance from the International Space Station.

Using a tablet computer with a virtual synthesizer, Gerst played a duet of Kraftwerk91裸聊视频檚 1978 song 91裸聊视频淪pacelab91裸聊视频� with the band Friday night to cheers from the audience.

He91裸聊视频檚 not the first space musician. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recorded a cover of David Bowie91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淪pace Oddity91裸聊视频� and played a duet with the Barenaked Ladies while 400 kilometres (250 miles) above the Earth in 2013.

American astronaut Ron McNair planned to play saxophone from orbit with Jean Michel Jarre in 1986 but died in the Challenger tragedy.

The Associated Press