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nasawakeupcalls / nasawakeupcalls.data

Data extracts and analysis of the Music to Wake-up by project from the NASA History Division
https://nasawakeupcalls.github.io/
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Verify and include Gemini 5 information #26

Closed ross-spencer closed 1 year ago

ross-spencer commented 1 year ago

McDivitt apparently piped Al Hirt Jazz up to the crew

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ross-spencer commented 1 year ago

From Failure is not an Option (2000) Gene Kranz: https://ia601502.us.archive.org/25/items/PioneersOfSpaceExploration/Failure%20Is%20Not%20an%20Option%20-%20Gene%20Kranz.pdf

The next two days became really limited. The seesaw effect of powering up and down took a toll, and then the Gemini thrusters started to fail, further limiting the flight plan. With the crew in drifting flight and many experiments canceled, (James) McDivitt, now a CapCom, decided it was time to pipe some Al Hirt jazz up to the crew for wake-up. Another MCC tradition was born.

https://twitter.com/zachweiner/status/1323654756657696774

Launch - August 21, 1965 5th day - breaks record approximate time of wakeup call is 26-27 august.