Company's Coming, Quick Clean Up the Space Station

These shuttle photos were taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station just before Endeavour docked at the orbiting laboratory early last Wednesday.

Maybe it is because 2001: A Space Odyssey is 1 of my top all time movies that I equate Strauss' The Blue Danube Waltz (An der schönen blauen Donau op. 314 or On the Beautiful Blue Danube) & space shuttles approaching the space station.

OK how about this then?



Want a bit more bang than that you say?



Well, I've had a bit of fun. Now let's hear it as it should be done. Here is the Vienna Philarmonic performing it at their 2008 New Year's Concert. Like I said, it works equally well for floating down the Danube or through space.

Photo source: Stunning Space Photo Shows Shuttle in Silhouette