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The history of the out-of-this-world playlist NASA uses to wake up mission crews

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Published April 7, 2026 at 1:44 AM MST

It's become a tradition: NASA's ground control plays music to wake up the astronauts on a mission. NASA's chief historian Brian Odom shares the history of the practice.

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