Did you know Bim Skala Bims song Wise Up made it onto the first Interplanetary Playlist? The tradition of rousing robots (and, more specifically, the teams that operate them) with music began as a joke. The Mars Pathfinder team beamed The Final Frontier -- the theme from the TV sitcom Mad About You as a joke -- since the lander and rover didnt really need the music to wake up. But the team enjoyed it and it became an unofficial tradition. The Mad About You production office was surprised the choice and put out a press release noting the unusual use for their theme song. They even used a clip of the Mars team playing the music in the end credits of one of their shows. The tradition has led to some interesting choices being beamed to spacecraft over the years. They are a testament to the diversity of the mission teams that work on the robotic missions. Some selections from the Mars playlist:: MARS PATHFINDER & SOJOURNER ROVER Three Little Birds, Bob Marley In the Mood, Glenn Miller (with live accompaniment Chief Engineer Rob Manning) Coisinha Do Pai, Brazilian Samba Youve Got a Friend, Randy Newman Follow You, Follow Me, Genesis Sprach Zarathrustra, Richard Strauss (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) Roll to Me, Del Amitri Let the Good Times Roll, Ray Charles So Far Away, Dire Straits Life in the Fast Lane, Eagles Ride of the Valkyries, Richard Wagner Wild, Wild Life, Talking Heads Theme from Rawhide, Blues Brothers Radar Love, Golden Earring Wise Up, Bim Skala Bim Dreams, Van Halen Ill Be There For You, Rembrandts (Theme from Friends) Long Distance, Kinks Learning to Fly, Pink Floyd The Way You Look Tonight, Frank Sinatra Fantastic, Thats You, Louis Armstrong Love Me Like a Rock, Paul Simon Youve Made Me So Very Happy, Blood, Sweat and Tears Let Your Fingers Do the Walking, Sort The World is Waiting for the Sunrise, Gene Lockhart (father of June Lockhart of Lost in Space) Obscured Clouds, Pink Floyd
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:16:55 +0000
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