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Wake-Up Calls for Astronauts
What do 鈥楽pace Oddity鈥�, 鈥楤rown Eyed Girl鈥�, and 鈥楲a Cucaracha鈥� have in common? All three of those songs have at one time been piped up to space. It鈥檚 NASA鈥檚 musical wake-up call tradition.
Image: Apollo 7 astronauts were, from left, Donn Eisele, Walter Schirra, and Walter Cunningham. Credit: NASA
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