Beyonce under fire for shuttle disaster recording
SINGEr Beyonce Knowles has defended using audio recordings from the 1986 challenger space shuttle disaster in a song from her latest album.
the uS pop star has been criticised for using clips of an ex-Nasa public affairs officer on her song.
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on 28 January 1986 when the space shuttle challenger disintegrated 73 seconds after launch.
In a statement, she said: “My heart goes out to the families of those lost in the challenger disaster.”
the song on Beyonce’s selftitled album, she continued, “was recorded with the sincerest intention to help heal those who have lost loved ones”.
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the 32-year-old singer said the use of the audio recording was intended “to remind us that unexpected things happen, so love and appreciate every minute that you have with those who mean the most to you.
“the songwriters included the audio in tribute to the unselfish work of the challenger crew with hope that they will never be forgotten.”
June Scobee rodgers, the widow of challenger commander Dick Scobee, told ABc News she was “disappointed” that footage from an “emotionally difficult moment” had been used in the song.
retired Nasa astronaut clayton Anderson was also critical of the singer, calling the sample “simply insensitive, at the very least”.