The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis awoke Wednesday morning to Buffett’s song “Oysters and Pearls.”The crew began preparing for the spacewalk after waking up to Jimmy Buffett’s “Oysters and Pearls,” which opens with lyrics about Charles Lindbergh’s historic solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic.
It was played for Atlantis’ pilot, Alan Poindexter, who will coordinate Wednesday’s spacewalk from inside the station.
“We’re looking forward to a great day on orbit and a great (spacewalk) and having Rex and Hans out the door here real soon,” Poindexter said.
It’s not the first time that the shuttle Atlantis has hosted Buffett’s music. On September 16th, 2006 the Atlantis crew awoke to Buffett’s “Twelve Volt Man.”
4 responses so far ↓
1 Boat Mon // Feb 14, 2008 at 9:36 am
I can’t believe that the shuttle chose the worst Buffett song ever to play in space! “Oysters & Pearls” is the only Jimmy song that I find unlistenable.
Boat Mon
2 Josh Martin // Feb 14, 2008 at 11:03 am
I think there are some other songs on Beach House On The Moon that are way worse than Oysters And Pearls
3 Latitude Changer // Feb 19, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Come on guys - there is more to Buffett than Fins and Margaritaville! Oysters and Pearls tells a great story - it may not have a top 40 tune, but it has strong lyrics and a nice sound.
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