July 9, 201115 yr The STS-135 crew members wave farewell to onlookers before heading for launch pad 39A for the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-135 mission. Credit: NASA Space shuttle Atlantis' crew woke at 3:59 a.m. EDT to Coldplay's "Viva la Vida", played for pilot Doug Hurley, with a special message from Marshall Space Flight Center employees. Use of music to awaken astronauts on space missions dates back at least to the Apollo Program, when astronauts returning from the moon were serenaded by their colleagues in mission control with lyrics from popular songs that seemed appropriate for the occasion. Usually picked by flight controllers or by crew members’ friends and family members, most wakeup calls are musical, but sometimes include dialog from movies or TV shows. The playlist is eclectic, ranging from rock, country, classical, bluegrass and jazz, to children’s choruses and songs from the countries of international crewmembers. The recording is usually followed by a call from the CAPCOM in Mission Control, wishing the crew a good morning. The common element of all these selections is that they promote a sense of camaraderie and esprit de corps among the astronauts and ground support personnel. Music sent up to wake up the crew of Atlantis on NASA’s last voyage aboard a space shuttle will be posted here each day throughout mission STS-135. Flight Day 2 Wake Up Song and Greeting: http://www.archive.org/download/STS-135/07-09-11_STS-135_FD2_Crew-Wakeup-Song-and-Greeting.wav http://www.archive.org/download/STS-135/07-09-11_STS-135_FD2_Crew-Wakeup-Song-and-Greeting.mp3 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/135_wakeup.html
July 9, 201115 yr I am one of the lucky ones that can walk out into my backyard and watch each and every shuttle mission!!!! Thanks for the article, Ian.
July 9, 201115 yr That is so cool! Officially, Coldplay is out-of-this-world :cool: . . . . That was a really cheesy joke :facepalm:
July 9, 201115 yr What? Nobody shut themselves in an airlock and released themselves into space because of this?
July 9, 201115 yr What? Nobody shut themselves in an airlock and released themselves into space because of this? lol'd
July 10, 201115 yr Not Speed of Sound?:rolleyes: They did play Speed of Sound earlier this year: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/135_wakeup.html Awesome they are playing this, but bittersweet when you consider its lyrics. The end of era for the Space Shuttle and NASA.
July 10, 201115 yr I think they missed gravity Gravity FTW! Actually, there's a bunch of songs from the X&Y era that would've worked well :P . . . . Oh wow, could you imagine listening to The Escapist in space?! :stunned:
July 10, 201115 yr . . . . Oh wow, could you imagine listening to The Escapist in space?! :stunned: reminds me of this; [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joXrHKXszWI]YouTube - Coldplay - The Escapist (Across The Universe)[/ame]
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