Kicker: Space concert

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Space may indeed be the final frontier, and last week another “first” happened on a spaceflight operated by SpaceX:

GILLIS: Welcome aboard the Dragon Spacecraft. I’m Sarah Gillis, one of the Polaris Dawn crew members.

Gillis isn’t “just” a SpaceX engineer and astronaut. She’s also an accomplished violinist!

GILLIS: Here is “Reye’s Theme” by John Williams, brought to you from the stars.

Then Gillis, hair floating overhead, began to play the Star Wars tune…

AUDIO: [GILLIS VIOLIN SOLO]

Her solo was later mixed with performances of youth orchestras around the world to create a video, a beautiful effort to raise money for a children’s hospital.

It’s The World and Everything in It.

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