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    • Aug 30, 1985
    A Willie Nelson performance of Hank Williams' "I Saw The Light" serves as a wakeup call for astronauts on the Discovery Space Shuttle
    Sep 1, 1985
    For the second day in a row, astronauts aboard the Discovery Space Shuttle wake up to the voice of Willie Nelson. This time it's a version of the traditional pop standard "That Lucky Old Sun"
    Sep 2, 1985
    A day after viewing Hurricane Elena from high above the atmosphere, the Discovery Space Shuttle crew gets a wakeup call of Willie Nelson singing "Stormy Weather"
    Jan 28, 1986
    The Challenger space shuttle explodes after takeoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, killing seven people. Many radio stations stop playing Billy Joe Royal's "Burned Like A Rocket." The disaster is recalled in Mark Wills' 2002 hit "19 Somethin'"
    Sep 2, 1987
    The Advertising Council unveils a Space Foundation PSA that features Willie Nelson and Frank Sinatra
    Aug 30, 1988
    John Denver undergoes an intense physical, designed specifically for astronauts, at Houston's Johnson Space Center. His goal: to fly into space with the Russians
    Sep 28, 1988
    John Denver offers the Soviet Union $10 million to let him travel into outer space on the Soyez shuttle
    May 2, 1989
    Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson perform a free concert for 15,000 NASA employees at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The event is shot for an NBC-TV special, "Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong"
    Jul 20, 1989
    President George Bush holds a White House barbecue celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first moon landing. Lee Greenwood sings "God Bless The U.S.A."
    Oct 10, 1990
    "I fly a starship": On the day the Discovery Space Shuttle returns to Earth, the crew's wakeup call comes with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson's recording of "Highwayman"



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