The Space Oddity meme draws its primary inspiration from David Bowie's 1969 masterpiece, but it found a second life in the digital age through visuals like Chris Hadfield’s ISS cover and Elon Musk's 2018 SpaceX launch featuring 'Starman' in a Tesla Roadster. The meme typically captures a sense of profound isolation, surreal cosmic humor, or the feeling of being completely detached from Earth's mundane problems. It is frequently used to represent someone 'spacing out' during a conversation or to highlight the absurdity of grand technological ambitions. The template remains a staple for internet users who want to blend classic rock nostalgia with modern interstellar exploration tropes.