To Touch Stars Celebration Space Exploration / Various

The first-ever anthology CD of songs celebrating human space exploration, brought to you in partnership with the Mars Society and the National Space Society. If you've ever teared up at a space shuttle launch - or dreamed about stepping foot on Mars - you'll laugh, cry, and be inspired by these sixteen songs celebrating the rocketing history of human spaceflight. Even legendary Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin was moved to tears on national television by Fire in the Sky, recorded for this album. Included in this collection is Pioneers of Mars, awarded first place in the Mars Society's Rouget de Lisle songwriting competition. NASA honored it as wake-up music for the Opportunity Mars rover, on sol 20 of it's mission. Press coverage for this one-of-a-kind project has included SPACE.com, MSNBC, Popular Science, Air & Space/Smithsonian, The Space Show, Discovery Channel, San Francisco Chronicle, and the Seattle Times.

The first-ever anthology CD of songs celebrating human space exploration, brought to you in partnership with the Mars Society and the National Space Society. If you've ever teared up at a space shuttle launch - or dreamed about stepping foot on Mars - you'll laugh, cry, and be inspired by these sixteen songs celebrating the rocketing history of human spaceflight. Even legendary Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin was moved to tears on national television by Fire in the Sky, recorded for this album. Included in this collection is Pioneers of Mars, awarded first place in the Mars Society's Rouget de Lisle songwriting competition. NASA honored it as wake-up music for the Opportunity Mars rover, on sol 20 of it's mission. Press coverage for this one-of-a-kind project has included SPACE.com, MSNBC, Popular Science, Air & Space/Smithsonian, The Space Show, Discovery Channel, San Francisco Chronicle, and the Seattle Times.

Performer	Various Artists
Music genre	Folk Music
Music subgenre	CD - FOLK
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2004-08-02
Edition	Standard
Number of tracks	16
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	To Touch the Stars-Musical Celebration of Space Ex - To Touch the Stars-Musical Celebration of Space Ex [CD]
Awards won	First place in the Mars Society's Rouget de Lisle songwriting competition
Track listing	Witnesses' Waltz (Kristoph Klover),Big Blue Sky (Stan Clardy),Fire in the Sky (Kristoph Klover),Now's the Time to Touch a Star (Karl Franzen),Hope Eyrie (Julia Ecklar),Surprise! (Gunnar Madsen),The Pioneers of Mars (Karen Linsley),If We Had No Moon (Christine Lavin),I Want to Go to Mars (The Birdwatchers),Star Fire (Julia Ecklar),Others Standing By (Kristoph Klover),The Challenge (Karen Linsley),Dog on the Moon (Garry Novikoff),Queen Isabella (Kristoph Klover),Legends (Julia Ecklar),Dance on the Ceiling (Gunnar Madsen)
Record label	CD Baby
Music producer	CD Baby, Prometheus Music
Track name	Witnesses' Waltz, Big Blue Sky, Fire In The Sky, Now's The Time To Touch A Star, Hope Eyrie, Surprise!, The Pioneers Of Mars, If We Had No Moon, I Want To Go To Mars, Star Fire, Others Standing By, The Challenge, Dog On The Moon, Queen Isabella, Legends, Dance On The Ceiling
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N