This track is a homage to an important chapter of mankind's space exploration - the ISS. I used samples of historic moments as a sort of narration. It starts with the launch of Zarya from Kazakhstan, the very first ISS module, in 1998. Next, a few samples of STS-112, launched in 2002, continuing the assembly, followed by a beautiful tribute from Columbia commander Rick Husband, STS-112: "It is today that we remember and honor the crews of Apollo 1 and Challenger. They made the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives in service to their country and for all mankind. Their dedication and devotion to the exploration of space was an inspiration to each of us, and still motivates people around the world to achieve great things in service to others. As we orbit the Earth, we will join the entire NASA family for a moment of silence in their memory. Our thoughts and prayers go to their families as well.". The last section is from STS-135, when, for the last time, Atlantis docked to the ISS.

Although this music was composed by Aaron Copland, I've heard it played for the first time by Emerson, Lake and Palmer. This is a small tribute to Keith Emerson and Greg Lake. Thanks for the memorable music you've played together through all these years.

Fanfare For The Common Man - tribute to Emerson and Lake

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