LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Good morning. I'm Linda Wertheimer. Here is a message from the silent reaches of space.</s>LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: That's "Amazing Grace" played on the bagpipes by U.S. astronaut Kjell Lindgren on board the International Space Station. It's a first, an out-of-this-world memorial to colleague Victor Hurst, a scientist and astronaut trainer who passed away last month. You're listening to MORNING EDITION.
Kjell Lindgren played "Amazing Grace" aboard the International Space Station in honor of research scientist Victor Hurst who had passed away last month.