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- Brian Eno
receives a
Stephen Hawking
Medal for Science
Communication
from Peter Gabriel
(right), with
Starmus founder
Garik Israelian
(left) looking on.
2. Buzz Aldrin
receives a lifetime
achievement
Hawking Medal.
He is flanked
by Israelian,
Michael Hintze,
and Brian May.
3. Another winner
of a Stephen
Hawking Medal,
Elon Musk, joins
the conference via
a live link as he
waits to launch a
Falcon Heavy
rocket at the
Kennedy Space
Center in Florida.
4. Rick Wakeman
lends his talents
to the opening
evening of musical
fun.
5. Kip Thorne,
known for his
work on black
holes, leads
a musical
exploration
of black hole
theory during the
opening festivities.
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