During the second North American leg , a recording of astronaut Mark Kelly during Space Shuttle Endeavour 's trip to the International Space Station was used to introduce the song " Beautiful Day . " Using lyrics from David Bowie 's " Space Oddity " , he dedicated it to his wife , US Congress member Gabrielle Giffords . The representative , injured in the 2011 Tucson shooting and still in recovery at the time of the recording , had previously selected " Beautiful Day " as a wake-up call for Kelly during a previous shuttle mission
2011 Tucson shooting
2011 Tucson shooting
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