NASA Disappoints Artemis II Astronauts By Cutting Off Chappell Roan Wakeup Song
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Key Points:
- NASA played Chappell Roan's song "Pink Pony Club" to wake up the astronauts on the Artemis II mission, but mission control cut the audio abruptly after the word "heels."
- Commander Reid Wiseman humorously remarked that the crew was eagerly awaiting the chorus of the song.
- Artemis II launched on April 1 with astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, marking the first crewed lunar mission since 1972.
- The mission includes the first woman and first Black astronaut to travel near the Moon, and the Orion spacecraft recently passed the midpoint of its 10-day journey.
- The crew is expected to orbit the Moon and return to Earth by April 11.
