First bagpipes to be played in space are to join other 'space junk' in 17,500mph orbit

The first bagpipes to be played in space are to join other “space junk” in 17,500mph orbit. The Scots-made pipes, on which astronaut Kjell Lindgren played Amazing Grace, will be jettisoned from the international space station because its capacity is limited. Lindgren, 42, played in tribute to his scientist and instructor colleague Victor Hurst, who died last month aged 48. He had ordered the £450 plastic pipes from McCallum’s of Kilmarnock in the hope of performing in orbit. Kenny Macleod, of McCallum’s, said: “Kjell asked for the lightest pipes that could be packed away into the smallest space. More

(Source: Scotland Now - Nov 11)