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From a smuggled harmonica to Artemis' playlist - the history of music in space
The article explores the role of music in space missions, highlighting NASA's Artemis II crew's personalized wake-up playlist—featuring tracks like Glass Animals & Denzel Curry's 'Tokyo Drifting' and Chappell Roan's 'Pink Pony Club'—which helps astronauts stay connected to Earth and loved ones. It also delves into historical milestones, such as the 1965 Gemini 6A mission where astronauts smuggled a harmonica to perform 'Jingle Bells', and notes other instances like the Voyager mission's golden record and SpaceX's Tesla Roadster looping David Bowie's 'Space Oddity'.
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