Challenger 40th Anniversary

Featuring Octave of Light by Multiverse Concert Series

Saturday, January 31
Commemoration and Concert at 3:00PM and 5:30PM

Christa McAuliffe Center & Planetarium
Framingham State University

5:30PM Concert for Challenger (1986 - 2026)
Featuring Octave of Light by Multiverse Concert Series

We pause to honor the 40th Anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and the STS-51L crew. We reaffirm our commitment to carrying forward the education legacy of the Challenger mission by engaging our audiences in exploration of the cosmos through music.

Program includes:
1. Carina - Song written to honor Christa McAuliffe
2. Remembrance of the STS-51L crew
3. Concert: Octave of Light

Recommended for: Ages 13+

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3:00PM Family Program
Featuring Octave of Light by Multiverse Concert Series

The concert invites families and young learners to join us as we honor the 40th Anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and the STS-51L crew. Carrying forward the education mission of STS-51L, we invite families to participate in exploring science through music.

Recommended for: Families and all ages

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About Octave of Light
Experience Octave of Light, a planetarium concert of exoplanet music. This groundbreaking show takes audiences on an immersive journey across the stars, exploring distant worlds through sight, sound and live electrosymphonic music.

Live music by composer David Ibbett draws on research from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian to translate distant planets and their chemistries into musical chords and melodies.

Immersive planetarium visuals, created by Ross Barros-Smith, Media Technology Artist at the Christa McAuliffe Center, powerfully connect us with the musical score.

Over the course of the show, audiences will learn a musical language of exoplanets as they explore gaseous, crystalline, and potentially life-bearing worlds throughout the cosmos.

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