Post by Shadow on Nov 13, 2005 13:54:20 GMT -5
Space.com
By Tariq Malik
Staff Writer
posted: 13 November 2005
2:21 a.m. ET
The sounds of cheering crowds and former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney greeted the two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday morning during a live concert broadcast to the orbital laboratory.
“We want to say hi to you, we want to say good morning,” McCartney said to the station’s Expedition 12 crew. “I can’t believe we’re actually transmitting to space, this is sensational.”
McCartney performed two songs live from Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California for ISS Expedition 12 commander Bill McArthur and flight engineer Valery Tokarev flying 219 statute miles (352 kilometers) above Earth.
“It’s such an honor for you to join us,” said McArthur after performing a pair of weightless somersaults aboard the station. “We’re so thrilled that you can participate in our flight.
By Tariq Malik
Staff Writer
posted: 13 November 2005
2:21 a.m. ET
The sounds of cheering crowds and former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney greeted the two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday morning during a live concert broadcast to the orbital laboratory.
“We want to say hi to you, we want to say good morning,” McCartney said to the station’s Expedition 12 crew. “I can’t believe we’re actually transmitting to space, this is sensational.”
McCartney performed two songs live from Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California for ISS Expedition 12 commander Bill McArthur and flight engineer Valery Tokarev flying 219 statute miles (352 kilometers) above Earth.
“It’s such an honor for you to join us,” said McArthur after performing a pair of weightless somersaults aboard the station. “We’re so thrilled that you can participate in our flight.