A rock anthem to mark the end of the shuttle era
In short: Watch how R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe provided a musical send-off for the final space shuttle mission, blending pop culture with the history of astronomy.
To begin Flight Day 7 of the final space shuttle mission, the four astronauts aboard Atlantis were greeted by Michael Stipe and the R.E.M. hit "Man on the Moon." Stipe chose the specific location of Venice, Italy, to record the track as a tribute to its historical significance.
The city is where Galileo first presented his eight-power telescope to the government and published "The Starry Messenger" in 1610. This work documented his early astronomical discoveries, which fundamentally changed humanity's understanding of its place in the universe.
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