STS-7
Flight Day Song Artist/Composer Played for
Day 2 University of Texas Fight Song University of Texas band Bob Crippen
Day 3 Tufts Tonia 's Day The Tufts University Beelzebubs Rick Hauck
Day 4 When You 're Smiling
Day 5 Washington State University Cougar Fight Song Washington State University Band John Fabian
Day 6 Stanford Hymn Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band Sally Ride
Day 7 Florida State University Fight Song Florida State University Marching Chiefs Norm Thagard
Wake-up calls
NASA began a tradition of playing music to astronauts during the Gemini program , and first used music to wake up a flight crew during Apollo 15 . Each track is specially chosen , often by the astronauts ' families , and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew , or is applicable to their daily activities . [ 3 ]
STS-7 was NASA's seventh Space Shuttle mission, and the second mission for the Space Shuttle Challenger. During the mission, Challenger deployed several satellites into orbit. The shuttle launched from Kennedy Space Center on June 18, 1983, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on June 24. STS-7 was notable for carrying Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut.