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Paul McCartney takes live concert to the International Space Station

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Posted: November 13, 2005


The International Space Station crew receive a special live musical wakeup call from Paul McCartney during the first-ever concert linkup with a U.S. spacecraft. NASA astronaut Bill McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev listened to McCartney perform "Good Day Sunshine" and "English Tea" from the music icon's "US" Tour at the Anaheim, Calif., Arrowhead Pond. McCartney and the Expedition 12 crew also chatted as the concert audience cheered. The Sunday morning wakeup on the station is Expedition 12's 44th day in space.

Source video: NASA TV (14min 12sec QuickTime file).

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