Victor Hurst
Astronaut plays bagpipes on International Space Station, (video) BBC
“Kjell Lindgren played Amazing Grace on the pipes after recording a message about research scientist Victor Hurst, who was involved in astronaut training. … In a video recorded in the last few days, Mr Lindgren said all of them had come into contact with Dr Hurst during their training and were “shocked and saddened” to hear about his death. Dr Hurst worked for US engineering company Wyle Science as a research scientist and instructor. He died suddenly in October, aged 48. Nasa flight engineer Mr Lindgren said: “He always had a quick smile, a kind word. I don’t know if anyone was more enthusiastic and professional about being involved in human space flight.”
That’s a great honor. Good for them.
The crew downlink was heartfelt and touching. The family was totally blown away by the message and closed out the memorial service with the full video on Thu. I am not afraid to admit that the bagpipes caught me totally off guard and had me balling when I watched it in Monday. Victor was a close friend and he will be missed at NASA. Still trying to figure out how BBC found out about it.
Very touching.
Does this video exist anywhere besides the BBC ? I cannot find it. Usually Space Station vids are more widely and freely available.
the full video was shared with the family and friends via google photos link not sure how BBC got a hold of the video to begin with.