
One of Chappell Roan’s biggest hits made its way onto the Artemis II mission around the moon yesterday (April 4), after it was briefly used as an alarm to wake the crew.
During NASA’s Saturday livestream of the lunar mission, flight controllers used the former NME Cover star‘s 2023 pop anthem to wake up the astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft. However, to their disappointment, the track was cut just a minute in.
“We were all eagerly awaiting the chorus,” Commander Reid Wiseman said, prompting laughter heard in the livestream. The Capsule Communicator could also be heard replying and promising to “try again next time” before wishing the team a good morning and giving them the rundown for the day.
Per USA Today, Wiseman is part of a team of four astronauts who left Earth’s orbit on Thursday (April 2) for a historic mission to see parts of the moon that nobody has ever seen before.
For around six hours on Monday (April 6), the sun, moon and the Orion spacecraft will be aligned, allowing them to view about 20 per cent of the far side of the moon, lit by the sun, according to NASA.
I'm gonna keep on dancing on the way to the Moon
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