Space Songs: Through the Distance

"Space Songs" is a YouTube concert event, sharing songs about space and isolation to celebrate how extreme situations can bring out the very best in us all and why there’s no challenge we can’t face together. Hosted by Tested’s Adam Savage, the concert featured special guests and performances by Sting, Clipping, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, and more.

3:31 - "The Commander Thinks Aloud" by John Roderick of the Long Winters
10:05 - "Entirely Different Stars" by Lukas Nelson
14:46 - Astronaut Jessica Meir recorded on the International Space Station
16:12 - "Stars" by Grace Potter
19:57 - Astronaut Mike Massimino
22:02 - "Sleep Won't Ever Come" by Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast
22:26 - "When I Was Done Dying" by Dan Deacon
31:56 - Museum director Ellen Stofan
34:15 - Bobak Ferdowski and Laetitia Tamko (Vagabon) in conversation
40:38 - "In a Bind" by Vagabon
45:20 - "Astral Plane" by Valerie June
55:15 - "Our Letter to the Stars" read by Edward James Olmos
56:55 - "A Better Place" by clipping.
1:01:55 - "Proxima B" by Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie
1:06:22 - "Walking on the Moon" by Sting

About Space Songs:
We know that people love space. And it’s not just because of Moon rocks and pretty pictures of the cosmos. Space exploration is an extraordinary expression of humanity and can inspire us like nothing else.
 
Naturally, there are a lot of great songs about spaceships and astronauts—about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances And many artists use solitude to fuel creativity and experimentation. We could all use a little bit of that inspiration right now. So while our museum remains closed to the public, we want to share some songs that inspire us with viewers at home.

Programs like "Space Songs: Through the Distance" are made possible by generous supporters like you. airandspace.si.edu/support