MATT MAHER’S EMPTY & BEAUTIFUL LAUNCHES INTO SPACE WITH NASA ASTRONAUT MIKE GOOD ON MISSION TO HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

Singer/Songwriter/Worship Leader Matt Maher received an out-of-this-world honor when his album Empty & Beautiful (4/8/08) was a carry-on item for astronaut Mike Good on NASA Mission STS-125. Astronaut Good took Matt’s music for inspiration on his journey to the Hubble Space Telescope. Space shuttle Atlantis launched on Servicing Mission 4, the final astronaut visit to the Hubble Space Telescope May 11^th and returned May 24^th, using the 13-day mission to install new instruments, upgrade technology and prepare the telescope for many more years of cosmic exploration.

This mission marked the second time that Maher’s music visited the cosmos. In June 2008 astronaut Ron Garan orbited the earth on NASA Mission STS-124 with Empty & Beautiful.

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