Moon Tunes In July 1969 a spacecraft blasted off into the sky Three astronauts rode inside They were traveling to the moon Reaching the moon took three days Along the way the astronauts listened to music The Apollo 11 spacecraft lifts off from its launch pad in Florida 5 Chapter 1
Most cassette tapes can hold between 60 and 90 minutes of music They played cassette tapes Each astronaut had a tape of his favorite songs Some songs were about the moon 6
People still listen to music when they go on trips But most people no longer use cassette tapes Instead millions of people stream music All they need is a device that can access the internet Then they can play thousands of songs right from a phone or tablet Fun Fact Other astronauts have played cassette tapes on missions too They floated around in the spacecraft and danced to the music 7
