NASA Disappoints Artemis II Astronauts By Cutting Off Chappell Roan Wakeup Song

This is a lot cooler than Katy Perry going into space: NASA played Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" to wake up the astronauts on Artemis II this morning, and they were not happy when it was cut off early. "We were all eagerly awaiting the chorus," Commander Reid Wiseman said.

Artemis II launched on Wednesday (April 1) with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. It's the first crewed Moon mission since 1972 and includes the first woman to go to the Moon and first Black astronaut on a lunar mission. This morning, the Orion spacecraft passed the midpoint. The 10-day journey will take them around the Moon and back to Earth on April 11.

Hear Chappell Roan being played in space below.