Wake-up Calls
NASA began a tradition of playing music to astronauts during the Gemini program, which was first used to wake up a flight crew during Apollo 15. Each track is specially chosen, often by their families, and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew, or is applicable to their daily activities.
| Flight Day | Song | Artist/Composer | Played for | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 2 | "Kryptonite" | 3 Doors Down | Pilot Gregory Johnson | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
| Day 3 | "Upside Down" | Jack Johnson | Mission Specialist Megan McArthur | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
| Day 4 | "Stickshifts and Safetybelts" | CAKE | Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
| Day 5 | "God of Wonders" | Third Day | Mission Specialist Michael Good | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
| Day 6 | "Hotel Cepollina" (Parody of Hotel California in honor of Frank Cepollina) |
Fuzzbox Piranha | Mission Specialist John Grunsfeld | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
| Day 7 | "New York State of Mind" | Billy Joel | Mission Specialist Michael Massimino | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
| Day 8 | "Sound of Your Voice" | Barenaked Ladies | Commander Scott Altman | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
| Day 9 | "Lie in Our Graves" | Dave Matthews Band | McArthur | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
| Day 10 | "Theme from Star Trek" | Alexander Courage | STS-125 Crew | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
| Day 11 | "Cantina Band" | John Williams | STS-125 Crew | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
| Day 12 | "Galaxy Song" | From the movie Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | STS-125 Crew | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
| Day 13 | "Where My Heart Will Take Me" (Theme from Star Trek: Enterprise) |
Russell Watson | STS-125 Crew | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
| Day 14 | "Ride of the Valkyries" | Richard Wagner | STS-125 Crew | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
| In an end-of-mission twist, following the final wake up call, the Atlantis crew played "Take Me Home" by Phil Collins for the Mission Control Orbit Three team as a thank you for their hard work during the mission, and their work to bring the orbiter home. | ||||
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Famous quotes containing the word calls:
“We take a fancy to something: and scarcely have we thoroughly taken a fancy to it when that tyrant in us calls out: “Give me that in sacrifice”—and we give it.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)