NASA has scathingly criticized a new song by Beyonce that shows a recording of the aftermath of the Challenger disaster. The US space agency has issued a statement to show that the tragedy should not be trivialized. The song in question is `XO' from the latest self-titled album of Beyonce. The song has included the recorded words `major malfunction' being used in reference to a failed relationship.

NASA officials have said in the statement released in Tuesday that the song has trivialized the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It features an audio sample recorded just after the craft exploded on takeoff in 1986. All the six crew members were killed in the aircraft explosion.

"The Challenger accident is an important part of our history; a tragic reminder that space exploration is risky and should never be trivialized", said the statement from Lauren B. Worley.

The astronauts who died in the tragedy meant a lot to NASA and the agency tries to reciprocate their contribution to the space technology by working hard every day to reach new heights and explore the universe.

June Scobee Rodgers, widow of Challenger commander Dick Scobee, said the use of sample has disappointed her and is emotionally difficult to take.