Have Shure microphones served in outer space? Yes. The SM10 headworn mic was on Space Shuttle flights for intercom within the vehicle. The SM11 operated in the Space Shuttle chassis as an acoustic trigger for a system capturing booster rocket exhaust gases used in post-flight analysis.

An SM58 is deployed on the International Space Station (ISS) for astronaut interviews and is rumoured to also be used for ISS karaoke night. Popular song choices are “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Earth Angel,” “Shining Star,” “Rocket Man,” “Sunny,” “Across the Universe,” and “Flying Purple People Eater.

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