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Artemis II Crew Awakened by Chappell Roan Song as NASA Targets Far‑Side Moon Window

The light moment highlights a mission moving toward a rare look at the Moon’s far side.

Overview

  • Flight controllers played Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club during Saturday’s wake‑up, but the track cut off after about a minute and drew a good‑natured complaint about missing the chorus.
  • NASA said the crew will have about six hours Monday to view roughly 20% of the Moon’s far side lit by the Sun because the Sun, Moon, and Orion will line up.
  • The crew is using backup urine collection bags after the capsule’s toilet faltered, with NASA probing possible freezing in vent lines following reports of odd and burning smells.
  • The four‑person team — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen — launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1 for a lunar flyby in the Orion spacecraft.
  • Interest in the wake‑up pick also reflects recent headlines around Roan, who said a São Paulo security guard seen in a viral clash with a fan was not on her team.