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Want to Hear the Songs Artemis II Is Waking up to in Space? Here's the Official Playlist
The playlist includes eight days of selections from Queen, David Bowie, Chappell Roan and others as the mission nears its 10-day finish.
- On Wednesday, NASA shared the official Artemis II wake-up playlist on Spotify, featuring eight tracks selected by the four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft for their 10-day lunar voyage.
- This musical tradition dates back more than 50 years to the Apollo era, when NASA used tracks by Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett to rouse crews during space missions.
- NASA commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen selected diverse tracks including Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" and Queen's "Under Pressure."
- Several featured artists expressed excitement on social media, with Glass Animals saying "This is the coolest thing that's ever happened to me in my life ever" and Denzel Curry celebrating on X.
- Following their April 6 lunar flyby, the crew continues returning to Earth while NASA updates the playlist daily, allowing the public to follow the astronauts' musical selections in real-time.
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