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Thursday, 14 July 2011
NASA delivers a kick start to the astronauts' day through catchy songs and a 'good morning'.
One tradition about NASA space missions is that astronauts receive a wake-up call each day from mission control with their favourite tunes.
Each morning a song specially chosen by flight controllers or by crew members' friends and family fills the space craft, followed by a call from the CAPCOM in Mission Control wishing the crew a good morning.
The first flight crew returning from the moon were serenaded by their colleagues in mission control with lyrics from popular songs.
Present day offers an eclectic playlist ranging from rock, country, classical, bluegrass and jazz, to children's choruses and songs from the countries of international crewmembers.
Although every astronaut's taste may vary, the daily song track is aimed at creating a sense of camaraderie among them and ground support personnel.
Music sent up to wake-up the crew of Atlantis on NASA's last voyage aboard a space shuttle is being posted on NASA's website each day of the mission.
Atlantis launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 8 July on its final flight of the space shuttle programme.
It brings to an end a 30-year programme which brought about exploration, an International Space Station, and the discovery of how humans can live, work and thrive in space.
Flight Day 2
'Viva la Vida' by Coldplay, picked by STS-135 pilot Doug Hurley. The song was accompanied by a special good morning message recorded by employees at NASA's Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Flight Day 3
'Mr Blue Sky' by Electric Light Orchestra played for Commander Chris Ferguson.
Flight Day 4
'Tubthumping' by Chumbawamba played for Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus.
Flight Day 5
'More' by Matthew West played for Mission Specialist Rex Walheim.
Flight Day 6
This wake-up call was a personal tribute to the astronauts from Elton John, with one of his greatest hits 'Rocket Man'.
The song first debuted around the time of the Apollo 16 mission, and has been a long-time favourite among shuttle crews aboard Discovery and Atlantis.
After the song drew to a close, a special message followed stating, 'Good morning Atlantis, this is Elton John. We wish you much success on your mission. A huge thank you to all the men and women at NASA who worked on the shuttle for the last three decades.'
Flight Day 7
The four astronauts are greeted by REM front man Michael Stipe and the group's hit 'Man on the Moon'.
View a chronology of NASA wake-up calls
NASA delivers a kick start to the astronauts' day through catchy songs and a 'good morning'.
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ISS photographed by an Atlantis crewmember as the two spacecraft performed rendezvous and docking operations -
Space Shuttle Atlantis Astronauts, Mission Specialists Rex Walheim, Sandra Magnus, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Commander Chris Ferguson- Taste of home delivered through favorite songs -
NASA astronaut Mike Fossum attached to the robotic arm Canadarm2 during a planned spacewalk -
Mike Fossum does repairs on the International Space Station
One tradition about NASA space missions is that astronauts receive a wake-up call each day from mission control with their favourite tunes.
Each morning a song specially chosen by flight controllers or by crew members' friends and family fills the space craft, followed by a call from the CAPCOM in Mission Control wishing the crew a good morning.
The first flight crew returning from the moon were serenaded by their colleagues in mission control with lyrics from popular songs.
Present day offers an eclectic playlist ranging from rock, country, classical, bluegrass and jazz, to children's choruses and songs from the countries of international crewmembers.
Although every astronaut's taste may vary, the daily song track is aimed at creating a sense of camaraderie among them and ground support personnel.
Music sent up to wake-up the crew of Atlantis on NASA's last voyage aboard a space shuttle is being posted on NASA's website each day of the mission.
Atlantis launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 8 July on its final flight of the space shuttle programme.
It brings to an end a 30-year programme which brought about exploration, an International Space Station, and the discovery of how humans can live, work and thrive in space.
Flight Day 2
'Viva la Vida' by Coldplay, picked by STS-135 pilot Doug Hurley. The song was accompanied by a special good morning message recorded by employees at NASA's Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Flight Day 3
'Mr Blue Sky' by Electric Light Orchestra played for Commander Chris Ferguson.
Flight Day 4
'Tubthumping' by Chumbawamba played for Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus.
Flight Day 5
'More' by Matthew West played for Mission Specialist Rex Walheim.
Flight Day 6
This wake-up call was a personal tribute to the astronauts from Elton John, with one of his greatest hits 'Rocket Man'.
The song first debuted around the time of the Apollo 16 mission, and has been a long-time favourite among shuttle crews aboard Discovery and Atlantis.
After the song drew to a close, a special message followed stating, 'Good morning Atlantis, this is Elton John. We wish you much success on your mission. A huge thank you to all the men and women at NASA who worked on the shuttle for the last three decades.'
Flight Day 7
The four astronauts are greeted by REM front man Michael Stipe and the group's hit 'Man on the Moon'.
View a chronology of NASA wake-up calls
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