History Soundscape - Beyond the Earth (The Challenger)(Please listen)

A lot of billionaires and celebrities have been making their way to early outer space lately, even if it's just for a few minutes. Beyond these photo opportunities, it is very exciting to think about private investment and NASA working together for truly meaningful projects, including a return to the moon, an eventual pioneering trip to Mars, and the installation of new satellite networks that will bring high speed communications to the whole of the Earth.

I recently saw a documentary on the pioneers of space exploration, including those who gave their lives. This led to learning about the space shuttle Challenger and its crew. I created this soundscape based on their sacrifice, using original piano composition and small string arrangement and an edit I created of the live launch broadcast and post-tragedy speech by President Reagan...