Listening In

Weekend America 2008.05.08 – Listening In on the Space Shuttle


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Every morning on the Space Shuttle, a song is the first thing the astronauts hear. It is played by NASA Mission Control in Houston to rouse the astronauts from sleep. The songs are chosen for the astronauts by their friends and family, and played on days when they have a special job to do ndash; like take a space walk or pilot a rendezvous with the International Space Station. In the next installment of our ldquo;Listening Inrdquo; series, I checked in with some Shuttle astronauts (including Commander Steve Frick, pictured) to find out what they like to wake up to when theyrsquo;re orbiting the Earth.
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