We got several text messages this past weekend about "I loved her first" being played in space, so I went online Sunday night to see if that was true and it was here is the article I found. HOW AWESOME
Shuttle Crew Wake up for Fifth Spacewalk Day
22 March 2008 12:52 p.m. EDT
HOUSTON - Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Endeavour are awake and alert for their record fifth spacewalk in a single flight at the International Space Station (ISS).
Mission Control here at NASA's Johnson Space Center woke the crew at 12:28 p.m. EDT (1628 GMT) with the song "I Loved Her First" by the band Heartland, a song about a father and his daughter played for Endeavour skipper Dominic Gorie.
"Good morning Endeavour, and good morning to you Dom," NASA astronaut Alvin Drew radioed up to the shuttle crew.
"Good morning, Houston, and recently my daughter just got engaged so that song so very special to us," said Gorie, of his daughter Kimberly. "Baby, I love you and wish you the very best."
Gorie and his crew are gearing up for their fifth spacewalk outside the ISS, an excursion by Robert Behnken and Mike Foreman to relocate Endeavour's inspection boom to the station exterior and inspect the outpost's balky starboard solar array joint.
"Thanks for that great song, wonderful morning here for Bob and Mike to get up and get going on a spacewalk, number five out of five," Gorie said. "It's going to be a great one."
Heartland in Space article
Jason is going to try and contact someone to get a signed picture sent to him :) Sweet Alabama boys!
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I always new 'J' had it in him to make it to the stars and now he has! How amazing.
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