Aug 20, 2010

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 john yembrick-1@nasa gov

Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle j herring@nasa gov RELEASE: 10-193

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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