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Vote for "Window on the World" for shuttle wake up call!

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NASA Asks Public for Final Shuttle Missions' Wakeup Songs

HOUSTON -- If you like music, the space program and are a little nostalgic, NASA has the perfect opportunity for you. For the first time, the public can help choose songs to wake up the astronauts during the last two scheduled space shuttle missions.

Traditionally, the songs played to wake up the astronauts are selected by friends and family of the crews. For the last two scheduled missions, NASA is inviting the public to visit the "Wakeup Song Contest" website to select songs from a list of the top 40 previous wakeup calls or to submit original tunes for consideration. To vote or submit a song, visit:

https://songcontest.nasa.gov

The two songs with the most votes from the top 40 list will be played as crew wakeup calls on the final scheduled flight of space shuttle Discovery. Discovery's STS-133 mission is targeted to launch on Nov. 1.

"We're looking forward to hearing which songs the public wants played for us," STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey said. "It's going to be a difficult choice, because there have been so many great songs played over the years."

Original songs must have a space theme and be submitted to NASA by 4 p.m. CST on Jan. 10, 2011. The songs will be reviewed by agency officials and the top finalists put to a public vote. The top two songs will be used to wake space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 crew.
Endeavour's mission is the last scheduled space shuttle flight. It is targeted to launch on Feb. 26, 2011.

"Space shuttle crews really enjoy the morning wake-up music," STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly said. "While we don't have the best quality speaker in the space shuttle, it will be interesting to hear what the public comes up with. We are looking forward to it."

The song contest campaign follows NASA's ongoing "Face in Space" project. It invites the public to send electronic images of their faces into orbit aboard one of the final remaining space shuttle missions. To submit your image, visit:

http://faceinspace.nasa.gov

For more information about the Space Shuttle Program and the STS-133 and STS-134 missions to the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

For more information about the space station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station


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Window on the World (JB's version) is one of the choices!

Vote here: https://songcontest.nasa.gov/top40.aspx
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Re: Vote for "Window on the World" for shuttle wake up call!

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Also, it doesn't limit the number of times you vote.
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JB is in #12 place right now
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Just voted....cool...
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And here is why they chose the song...an image of the Cupola installed on orbit and pre-flight...Quite a Window on the World...

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One more...pretty cool....

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The STS-131 crew in the ISS's Cupola. Credit: NASA
Love this image of the STS-131 crew in the Cupola. Pictured counter-clockwise (from top left) are NASA astronauts Alan Poindexter, commander; James P. Dutton Jr., pilot; Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Rick Mastracchio, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, NASA astronauts Clayton Anderson and Stephanie Wilson
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voted....in 15th or 16th place now.
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Post by he came from london »

we need to vote, you don't want them waking up to the songs that are in front :D
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Window on the world is so perfect. We really need to make sure it wins!
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I voted for Here Comes The Sun
what I really mean . . . I wish you were here
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Note, you can vote more than once...just hit back and vote again.
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Post by SunLover »

Just voted. It's at number 9 now.

I could see why Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World" could be the winner, tho...
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Voted! (Though I really can't quarrel with any of the songs in the first 4 places.)
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Jimmy played "Window on the World" at the 2010 Jacksonville, Fl show. He introduced the song by thanking John Hiatt and also thanked NASA for using it as a wake up call during STS-130 back in February.

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Voted! :D
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Post by JollyMon66 »

Just voted but this is criminal. Rush and U2 are well past Jimmy...they aren't even American bands! Isn't NASA supported by our AMERICAN tax dollars...should we bump out NON-AMERICAN bands? (to our international BNers...thanks for humoring me) :lol:
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Re: Vote for "Window on the World" for shuttle wake up call!

Post by KruzinParrots »

Voting, Voting and Voting!!

We gotta get past those others. Window On The World is the best choice.


JollyMon66, I see your point and agree
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Voted and voted often - 6th place now
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Parrothead27330 wrote:Voted and voted often - 6th place now
:D Ditto. Lots of ground to make up, though!
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