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MUSIC and NASA

Space Foundation. MUSIC and NASA. Playing an Instrument in Space. ISS science officer Ed Lu--another astronaut musician--performs for space station commander Yuri Malenchenko Instruments that have been in space: Flute Guitar Saxophone Didgeridoo “A link to home”

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MUSIC and NASA

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  1. Space Foundation MUSIC and NASA

  2. Playing an Instrument in Space ISS science officer Ed Lu--another astronaut musician--performs for space station commander Yuri Malenchenko Instruments that have been in space: Flute Guitar Saxophone Didgeridoo “A link to home” Dangerous instruments? Electromagnetic Radiation Out gasing of alcohol or benzene (heat material to 120° F in vacuum 3 days) Flute blows you over (Ellen Ochoa) Piano pushes you away Pick floats

  3. 2001 Carl Walz told psychological support that he would like to take a keyboard with home on his 196 day mission on the International Space Station.

  4. Wake Up Call • Dates back to the Apollo program. • Purpose is to promote a sense of camaraderie between astronauts and support personnel. • NASA does not dictate its content or allow outside interests to influence the process. • Songs often chosen by family members. • Sometimes music is appropriate for the day’s mission.

  5. Guidance on the Wake Up • Usually just play 2 minutes of music followed by a groggy reply of “Good Morning Houston.” • Considered bad form to wake astronauts with Rob Zombie or Eminem. It should energize the team and get them ready for the day. • Wake up music is only played on the shuttle, personal CD players and alarm clocks are used on the ISS.

  6. Wake up in the Past • GEMINI 6 December 15-16, 1965 New lyrics to “Hello Dolly” sung by Jack Jones sent to crew • GEMINI 12 November 11-15, 1966 11/14/66 “My Favorite Things” from “The Sound of Music” sent to the crew. • APOLLO 10 May 18-26, 1969 5/25/69 “Come Fly With Me” wakeup from crew to Mission Control • SKYLAB 2/8/74 “Goin’Back to Houston” by Dean Martin • APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT (ASTP) July 15-24, 1975 7/16/75 “Good Morning Sunshine” Chicago - (Apollo crew) 7/18/75 “Midnight in Moscow” - (Apollo crew)

  7. STS 127 • 7/21/2009 “Life Is a Highway,” performed by Rascal Flatts. The tune was played for Tom Marshburn, who completed his first spacewalk Monday. • 7/19/2009 “Learning to Fly,” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, for former Navy SEAL Chris Cassidy, who is making his first space flight aboard the space shuttle Endeavour . • 7/30/2009 “I Got You Babe,” performed by Sonny and Cher. The song was a special request for Koichi Wakata, the first Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut to serve as a long-duration resident of the station.

  8. STS 128 • 8/31/2009 “Mi Tierra” by Gloria Estefan was played for Mission Specialist Jose Hernandez. • 9/8/2009 “Beautiful Day” by U2 was played for Mission Specialist Tim Kopra, the Shuttle’s newest crew member. • 9/10/2009 “Good Day Sunshine” by the Beatles was played for Pilot Kevin Ford.

  9. Most Popular • “Walk the Line” Johnny Cast for EVA • Alma Mater fight songs • Rocky Theme • Star Wars and Star Trek themes • Anything Beach Boys • “What a Wonderful World” Louis Armstrong • Anything home-made from Mission Control

  10. Surprise • STS-26 September 29-October 3, 1988 9/30/88 Robin Williams opened with “Gooooooood Morning Discovery!!!” in “Good Morning Vietnam” style. The original recording produced by Houston area DJ from KKBQ, Mike Cahill, also included original lyrics recorded to the theme music of the TV show “Green Acres”. Robin Williams was approached by Cahill about doing the tape. NASA knew nothing of the tape until it was offered as a gift by Cahill. • 3/17/89 Discovery crew woke up Mission Control with “Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, It’s Off To Work We Go” from movie “Snow White.”

  11. Surprise • STS-34 10/22/89 “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen. Words “Galileo, Galileo” referring to primary payload “Galileo” were substituted for original word “Mama Mia, Mama Mia.” • 1/13/90 “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” referring to the student (SEEDS) experiment, sending 12.5 million tomato seeds into orbit aboard LDEF.

  12. ISS November 13, 2005 It was "Good Day Sunshine" for the international space station crew Sunday morning. NASA astronaut Bill McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev were treated to a live wake-up call of the Beatles classic in a first-ever concert linkup to the space station.

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