Discovery: The Journey Home

The Journey Home

The space shuttle Discovery is seen from the International Space Station as the two orbital spacecraft accomplish their relative separation on March 7. During a post undocking fly-around, the crew of each vessel photographed the opposing craft.

Image Credit: NASA

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Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:37:07 -0600Tuesday’s wakeup song, “Blue Sky,” was played live from Mission Control by Todd Park Mohr and Big Head Todd and the Monsters at 3:23 am EST. The song was the winner in the Space Shuttle Program Top 40 song contest and was the first ever wakeup song played live to space.

The song, which received 722,662 votes (29 percent of the total) was originally written as a tribute to the space program and workforce and is routinely played in concert by the four-member band.

BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS

Todd Park Mohr – vocals, guitar, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica
Brian Nevin – drums, percussion, vocals
Rob Squires – bass guitar, vocals
Jeremy Lawton – keyboards, pedal steel guitar, vocal

BLUE SKY



We've waited long for this day to come
For all the midnight lights
we've burnt into the morning sun
I can't wait to see your sweet mysteries
The moon, the stars, the sun
The universe, the galaxies

Fly home on your silver wings
With your new song for the world to sing
Light this candle, make it right

Yes you can change the world
True love discovers and
She stands, and she won't back down
Yes you can change the world
There is no other one
Believe and you will find blue sky

Gonna chase the dream, we're gonna set it free
Gonna make it real, gonna make it shine
Gonna keep it grooving on
One small stepping stone
Baby we're not alone
Gonna take you farther, higher, faster
Then you're outta sight

You've got my flame in your fire baby
You've got my twinkle in your eye
Reaching for the distant light

Yes you can change the world
True love discovers and
She stands, and she won't back down
Yes you can change the world
There is no other one
Believe and you will find blue sky..