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 | Played for | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 2 | “I Can Only Imagine” | MercyMe | Barry E. Wilmore | - |
| Day 3 | “Higher Ground” | Stevie Wonder | Robert Satcher | - |
| Day 4 | “In Wonder” | Newsboys | Randolph Bresnik | - |
| Day 5 | “We Are Family” | Sister Sledge | Leland Melvin | - |
| Day 6 | “Voyage to Atlantis” | The Isley Brothers | Robert Satcher | - |
| Day 7 | “Butterfly Kisses” | Bob Carlisle | Randolph Bresnik celebrating the birth of his daughter, Abigail Mae Bresnik hours earlier | - |
| Day 8 | “Space Rise” | Larry Whitehair | Michael Foreman | - |
| Day 9 | “The Marine Corps Hymn” | The Marine Corps Band | Charles O. Hobaugh | - |
| Day 10 | “Amazing Grace” from the 1995 movie Braveheart | Eric Rigler on bagpipes | Barry E. Wilmore | - |
| Day 11 | “Fly Me to the Moon” | Frank Sinatra | Nicole Stott | - |
| Day 12 | “Home Sweet Home” | Mötley Crüe | STS-129 Crew | - |
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