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According to NASA, Beyoncé greeted the four astronauts of mission STS-135 with the message: "Good morning Atlantis, this is Beyoncé. Sandy, Chris, Doug and Rex, you inspire all of us to dare to live our dreams, to know that we're smart enough and strong enough to achieve them."
Before 'Run the World (Girls)' was played to the crew, the singer singled out the only female on board Atlantis, she continued: "This song is especially for my girl, Sandy, and all the women who've taken us to space with them and the girls who are our future explorers."
Beyoncé isn't the first to provide a wakeup call for the Atlantis crew. Also taking part in NASA's 'Sounds of the Final Frontier: Wakeup Music of the Space Shuttle's Final Mission' project, Sir Paul McCartney made his third broadcast to space with his now traditional selection, Beatles' track 'Good Day Sunshine'.
In his message he told Atlantis's four passengers: "Good morning guys, wake up! And good luck on this, your last mission. Well done."
Also making their voices heard in space were Sir Elton John and R.E.M's Michael Stipe who aptly enough chose 'Man On The Moon'.Pop stars in space isn't anything new. Here are several who boldly went before Beyoncé.
U2's astronomical Glastonbury link-up
U2 attempted to liven up 'Beautiful Day' during their debut set at Glastonbury last month by incorporating a pre-recorded snippet of lyrics read out by astronaut Mark Kelly from aboard the shuttle Endeavour.
Blur record call-sign for doomed Beagle 2 mission to Mars
In 2003, Blur were called upon to write a call-sign for the European Space Agency's optimistically-entitled 'Mars Express' project. The band fulfilled their part of the bargain and were looking forward to hearing the tune blasting out 399,000,000 km away on Christmas Day, but sadly for the band and residents of Mars, the song never made it -- experts believe the British lander came to grief on impact.
NASA beams the Beatles 'Across The Universe'
Travelling at the speed of 186,000 miles per second, The Beatles' 'Across The Universe' was launched into space in 2008 to mark the 40th anniversary of the track's creation and the 50th anniversary of NASA. With 431 light years to travel until it reaches its destination at the North Star, Sir Paul McCartney is hoping to win some new fans as the song careers towards Polaris. He told NASA: "Send my love to the aliens."
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