Patti LaBelle: Way Up There (Columbia Space Shuttle Tribute)

Grammy winner Patti LaBelle singing "Way Up There," Tena Rix Clark's song originally written for NASA's Centennial of Flight observance in 2002, at the memorial service for the crew of the destroyed space shuttle orbiter Columbia's final mission, STS-107. The service took place at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, USA on 6 February 2003. The video intercuts scenes from the memorial with footage of the doomed astronauts before and on their final flight. I absolutely defy you to watch this and not bawl like a newborn, as I did. Publicly available online at www.NASA.gov.
IN MEMORY FOREVER HONORED:
Lt. Col. Michael Anderson, USAF, Payload Commander
Capt. David Brown, USN, Mission Specialist
Kalpana Chawla, PhD, Mission Specialist
Capt. Laurel Salton Clark, USN, Mission Specialist
Col. Richard "Rick" Husband, USAF, Mission Commander
Cmdr. William "Willie" McCool, USN, Mission Pilot
Col. Ilan Ramon, IAF, Payload Specialist and 1st Israeli national in space

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Columbia
• space
• shuttle
• Patti
• Labelle
• NASA
• Centennial
• of
• Flight
• memorial

[versailles1986]

Miss Patti LaBelle, not only a Diva, but a true "Lady" in the greatest meaning of the word! Class, Talent, Dignity, Sophistication. Patti at her always Best!

[chpiyatas]

Patti is one and only singer who can express this much of feeling in every of her performances. She always gives more than 100% every time she perform.

[PRNeneChulo]

@versailles1986 AMEN



[cogictime]

THERE WAS NO ONE BETTER TO DO THIS THEN PATTI SHE HAS THAT GODLY SOUND WHEN SHE SING YOU GOT TO LOVE IT IM HAPPY SHE DID THIS

[tonyiap1]

God Bless You "CajunGypsy" for this beautiful post!!!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

[tonyiap1]

May God Bless You "CajunGypsy". Thank you for this beautiful post!!!!!

[tonyiap1]

May God Bless You "CajunGypsy". Thank you for this beautiful post.



[tonyiap1]

May God Bless You "CajunGypsy". Thank you for this beautiful post.

[prowlus]

May they forever be in the stars Hail Comubia

[UniqueNunite]

:) great :) ive been looking for song like this :) touching lolz

[interbartolo]

thanks so much for keeping this video out there. I watch it every year on Feb 1st to remember and work through the guilt.

[SeerTrulth]

Ma'am, may I listen to you speak on it?