Kraftwerk fans are used to hearing otherworldly tunes, but the German electronic music pioneers took it to another level at a gig in Stuttgart.

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Using a tablet computer with a virtual synthesizer, Gerst played a duet of Kraftwerksa国际传媒檚 1978 song sa国际传媒淪pacelabsa国际传媒� with the band Friday night to cheers from the audience.

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American astronaut Ron McNair planned to play saxophone from orbit with Jean Michel Jarre in 1986 but died in the Challenger tragedy.

The Associated Press