Many Artists are known to use shock value for entertainment but has Beyoncé gone too far? NASA is criticizing the singer's use of the Challenger's explosion audio in her song "XO."

On one of the newest tunes off of her latest self-titled album, "XO," has garnered a lot of criticism from NASA employees and NASA families. Beyoncé used former NASA public affairs officer Steve Nesbitt's words to the crew of the STS-8 Challenger as a sample in her new tune.

"Flight controllers here looking very carefully at the situation. Obviously a major malfunction," Officer Nesbitt's words played in the first six seconds of "XO."

The STS-8 Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while everyone watched in horror on January 28th, 1986. The aircraft's booster failed and all seven crew members died in the burst. The Space Shuttle Program went on hiatus for two and a half years after the disaster.

"For the words to be used in the video," which showed the singer skipping around Coney Island, "is simply insensitive, at the very least," retired NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson said.

The former astronaut assisted the families of crew members who died in another shuttle disaster. Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated while reentering Earth's atmosphere in 2003.

"What we do in space just isn't as important to young people today," Anderson added.

Former NASA employee Keith Cowing also expressed disappointment. "This choice of historic and solemn audio is inappropriate in the extreme."

"The choice is a little different than taking Walter Cronkite's words to viewers announcing the death of President Kennedy or 911 calls from the World Trade Center attack and using them for shock value in a pop tune," he continued.

Beyoncé responded to the backlash.

"My heart goes out to the families of those lost in the Challenger disaster," she said in a statement, according to ABC News. "The song 'XO' was recorded with the sincerest intention to help heal those who have lost loved ones and to remind us that unexpected things happen, so love and appreciate every minute that you have with those who mean the most to you."

Since its surprise release, Beyoncé has spent two weeks at NO 1. The album has sold close to a million copies, to date, and there was no promotion for the record.

Could all of this controversy have been another mastermind plan to gain publicity? Only those involved in the creation process could know for sure?

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