'Gagaku' music collaboration between Earth, space

'Gagaku' music collaboration between Earth, space

TENRI, Japan - Students of Tenri University in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, play "gagaku," traditional Japanese court music simultaneously with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata at the International Space Station (on screen) on May 3, 2014. The event was part of NASA's education program for schools.

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