Spirit and Opportunity Compilation Albums ????

[TERRIER]

Hi all,

Whilst keeping up to date on the Spirit and Opportunity missions at the NASA website, I couldn't help but notice that NASA are using famous popular music songs for the 'wake-up' signals to each rover at the beginning of each Martian day otherwise known as a 'sol'.

On the 24th of February, Spirit woke up to "Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis, whilst on 25th February, Opportunity woke up to "Rock around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets.

I know there have been many more famous tunes used over the 6 or 7 weeks the rovers have been on Mars, but I've forgotten and not made note of any of the others.

Just wondering if anyone out there has been keeping track of these call signals, and if there is any info on all the tunes used so far, and for any more songs to be used in the future?
Heck, I'd love to know who's been choosing them !?

Oh and one last thing, maybe NASA should release a couple of compilation albums of the songs used for each rover, along with maybe a competition to visit a future launch to help give an incentive for people to buy them. Maybe a way of raising some much needed $$$$$ !!!

regards
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[JackHiggins]

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Have you seen this page: http://www.atsnn.com/NASAgetsintotheGro ... tory=34208

By (NASAgetsintotheGroove.html), you can guess what it's about!

It only has spirit's wake up music, but I love the way the tracks tie into the day's activities. Especially:

• Sol 24: Flash, by Queen. (Clearly a flash problem, continuing to debug.)
• Sol 4: Hail to the Chief, by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. (Presidential phone call.)
• Sol 5: Satisfaction, by the Rolling Stones. ("I can't get no ...", Air bags not cooperating.)

NASA always seem to be afraid of making a little money out of what they're doing- (or thats the impression I get) imagine the revenue from selling this as a CD/DVD compilation, or getting sponsored logos from companies on the Rovers, etc... Remember the Pizza Hut Soyuz from a few years back!?

[TERRIER]

Cheers for the link, Jack

Here's a list of a few of Opportunity's wake up calls that I'd managed to find out from the NASA site;

February 26, Opportunity awoke to "Let It Be" by the Beatles.
February 25, Opportunity awoke to "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and his Comets.
Feb 24, 2004 The auspicious day began with the song 'Rock'n Me' by Steve Miller
Feb 22, 2004 Controllers chose the song "I am a Rock," performed by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, as Opportunity's sol 28 wake-up music.
Feb 19, 2004 Sol 25's wake-up music was "Fascination" by Human League
Feb 18, 2004 Sol 24's wake-up music was "Trench Town Rock" by Bob Marley
Feb 17, 2004 Sol 23's wake-up music was “Spinning Wheel” by Blood, Sweat, and Tears, in honor of the right front wheel.
Feb 16, 2004 Sol 22's wake-up music was "Invisible Touch" by Genesis. In preparation for digging.
Feb 15, 2004: Controllers at JPL chose "Send Me on My Way," by Rusted Root, and "Desert Drive," by Tangerine Dream, as Opportunity's wake-up music for sol 21.
Feb 14, 2004 The sol's wake-up music was "I Like Dirt," by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and "Pioneers of Mars," by Karen Linsley and Lloyd Landa.
Feb 12, 2004 'Here I Go Again' by Whitesnake as Opportunity's wake-up music.
Feb 09, 2004:Paul Simon's "Slip Sliding Away." Regardless of the loose soil, Opportunity........
Feb 06, 2004 Opportunity was awakened by engineers at JPL playing the Beach Boys song, “Little Honda,”
Feb 04, 2004 Opportunity woke up on sol 11 to Duran Duran's "Please Tell Me Now"

regards
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