Astronaut Wakeup Calls

The use of music to awaken astronauts on space missions dates back to the Apollo Program, when astronauts returning from the Moon were serenaded by their colleagues in mission control. This tradition has continued to present day missions. The common element of all of these selections is that they promote a sense of camaraderie and spirit among the astronauts and ground support personnel. The camaraderie promoted is the reason why according to the NASA website, "that NASA management has neither attempted to dictate its content nor allowed outside interest to influence the process."

SELECTED ASTRONAUT WAKE-UP CALLS & ASTRONAUT BIOGRAPHIES

• Texas Aggie Fight Song by the Texas A&M Band
  • Gerald (Gerry) Griffin
  • Michael Fossum
  
  
• The Spirit of Aggieland by the Texas A&M Band
  • Michael Fossum
  
  
• What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
  • Scott Parazynski
  • John (Danny) Olivas
  
  
• God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood
  • Nancy Currie
  
  
• Free Fallin' by Tom Petty
  • Susan Helms
  
  
• No Woman, No Cry by Bob Marley
  • Michael Gernhardt
  
  
• Getting Jiggy Wit It by Will Smith
  • Valery Korzun
  
  
• American Woman by Lenny Kravitz
  • Peggy Whitson
  
  
• Drops of Jupiter by Train
  • Ken Cockrell
  • Gregory Johnson
  
  
• I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown
  • Crew of STS-29
  
  

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