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European Space Agency launches Apple iPod playlist competition: pick songs for astronauts

Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 02:15 PM EST

The European Space Agency is launching a competition for the creation of a 10-song list to be used by International Space Station astronauts. The ESA is asking which songs people play when they wish to feel happy and which songs are played if a person is feeling lonely or sad. The winning list will be loaded onto an iPod and sent to the space station aboard the ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle, which will make its maiden flight this year.

The winner’s playlist will be downloaded onto an iPod and sent to the ISS in ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), which will be making its maiden flight later this year. The 20 tonne craft, named ‘Jules Verne’, after the famous French science fiction writer, will be delivering about seven tonnes of cargo to the astronauts living in the International Space Station.

Ten European countries are participating in the ATV programme: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Competition rules:
• The competition is only open to young people under 18 years of age.
• Entries are only accepted from nationals of the following countries which are participating in the ATV programme: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.
• The deadline for entries is 10 May 2007.
• The winners will be announced in June 2007.
• Relatives of ESA staff members are not allowed to take part in this competition.
• The decision of the judges is final.

The Grand Prize for the overall winner will be a trip to see the ATV launch in Kourou, French Guiana (South America) as well as having their playlist sent to space on board the ATV. One prize for the best entry from each country. Each national winner will win a day trip to the European Astronaut Centre in Germany.

Entries can be submitted here.

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Apr 25, 07 - 01:25 pm Comment from: typhoon

how about "Will it go round in circles?"

..."will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?...."

hehe

Apr 25, 07 - 01:32 pm Comment from: Moo

Ground Control to Major Tom

Apr 25, 07 - 01:34 pm Comment from: We are [not] the Borg

"Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf

Apr 25, 07 - 01:51 pm Comment from: kirkgray

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NN3MGN899yE

Apr 25, 07 - 01:59 pm Comment from: DJ

Only open to under-18s?

Ha! Typical Euro ageism at work.

Countryism too I note.

Apr 25, 07 - 02:09 pm Comment from: Pondering

Norway and iPods? Any Norwegian kid who wins an iPod likely would be jailed for consorting with the enemy.

Apr 25, 07 - 02:17 pm Comment from: Wil

99 Red Balloons

And what is the name of the 80's hit "....drifting onwards". the song was totally about space travel.

Apr 25, 07 - 02:27 pm Comment from: Driver

Louis Armstrong - What a Beautiful World

Apr 25, 07 - 02:34 pm Comment from: shiva

Magic Carpet Ride (Techno Remix) by The Crystal Method and Fatboy Slim

Apr 25, 07 - 02:47 pm Comment from: METALLICA

MASTER OF PUPPETS[/B] - METALLICA

Play when especially depressed.

That should result in having the first murder in space.

Apr 25, 07 - 02:51 pm Comment from: Guns 'n Roses

Nah!!

Used To Love Her- Guns 'n Roses

(but I had to kill her, she bitched so much. She's burried right in my backyard...and I'm happier this way...)

That will do it. hahahaha!

Apr 25, 07 - 03:07 pm Comment from: oh my

gotta be a long song... like .. uhhh maybe

Inna-gadda-da-vida !!

(ahhhh you kids today wouldnt know real music if you tripped over it !)

Apr 25, 07 - 03:11 pm Comment from: Quad Core

"Rocket Man".......but by William Shatner

Apr 25, 07 - 03:15 pm Comment from: Bob

ESA? Are you kidding? Whateever it is, it'll be better than NASA's entry... Deep Purple's "Burn"

Apr 25, 07 - 03:29 pm Comment from: John

Space Oddity. Just do the original Bowie and all the covers for it. That should get you 10 for your list real quick...

Now come on NASA, do a contest like this for the US astronauts, and don't limit to kids--at least not only kids by the calendar

Apr 25, 07 - 03:30 pm Comment from: Twisted Mac Freak

"Walking on Sunshine"
- Katrina and the Waves

"Sky rockets in flight. Afternoon delight. Afternoon delight."
- Starland Vocal Band

"Black Hole Sun"
- Soundgarden

"There is just one moon and one golden sun
And a smile means friendship to everyone.
Though the mountains divide
And the oceans are wide
It's a small, small world."
- Disney (Steve's other company)

Apr 25, 07 - 03:36 pm Comment from: Jeff

Q2 Results are there

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/25results.html

Apr 25, 07 - 03:38 pm Comment from: NeverFade

@ Wil

You are thinking of "The Final Countdown" by Europe.

Yep, that would be a good one! :D

Apr 25, 07 - 03:40 pm Comment from: No Squirt

HOLY CRAP! Check out Apple's Q2 results! Suh-weeet!

Apr 25, 07 - 03:44 pm Comment from: sfsteve

How 'bout
Stone Free and Astro Man by Hendrix
Outer Space and Will it Go Round in Circles by Billy Preston
What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Low Rider by War

Apr 25, 07 - 04:29 pm Comment from: JadisOne

</b>I hope the bold tag is gone.

What about 'I Believe I Can Fly' by R. Kelly?

Apr 25, 07 - 04:36 pm Comment from: TowerTone

"Thunderbird" by ZZ Top ('Get high, everybody, get high')
"We're All Alone" by Boz Scaggs
"Life In The Fast Lane" by The Eagles
"Fly Like An Eagle" by Steve Miller
"Fly Me To The Moon" Johnny Mathis version
"Falling" by Roy Orbison
"Hillbillies From Outer Space" Jimmy and S.R. Vaughn

Just a few Texan songs......

Apr 25, 07 - 07:27 pm Comment from: Oops

I can't say "European Space Agency" without snickering.

Apr 26, 07 - 07:29 am Comment from: Buzz

"Flying" - The Beatles
"Wish I could Fly Like Superman" - The Kinks

Apr 26, 07 - 07:30 am Comment from: Buzz

"Space Cowboy" - Steve Miller Band

Apr 26, 07 - 10:19 am Comment from: Andrew

@Oops, when I think about NASA I see burning shuttles, people in diapers killing eachother and gun toting employees! Metric FTW

Apr 26, 07 - 05:49 pm Comment from: lolisss

http://gb.bbs.ws/book.php?book=lolisss

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