MAX Q (ASTRONAUT BAND)

:''This article is about a band of astronauts. See Max Q (disambiguation) for other meanings of the term "Max Q".''

'Max Q' is a Houston-based rock band whose members are all NASA Astronauts. It was formed in early 1987 by Robert L. Gibson, George Nelson and Brewster Shaw. Gibson named the band after the engineering term for the maximum dynamic pressure from the atmosphere experienced by an ascending spacecraft, joking that like the Space Shuttle, the band "makes lots of noise but no music."
The band's line-up is constantly changing due to flight crew assignments, training, and the occasional retirement:

★ Dan Burbank - guitar

★ Tracy "TC" Caldwell - vocals

★ Ken "Taco" Cockrell - keyboards

★ Chris Ferguson - drums

★ Drew Feustel - lead guitar

★ Chris Hadfield - bass guitar

★ Greg "Box" Johnson - keyboards

★ Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger - vocals

★ Stephen "Stevie Ray" Robinson - lead guitar
Former members include:

★ Carl Walz - vocals

★ Jim Wetherbee - drums

★ Susan Helms - keyboards

★ Hoot Gibson - guitar

★ Pierre Thuot - bass

★ Pinky Nelson - unknown

★ Kevin Chilton - guitar
This Max Q is unrelated to the Australian band Max Q that was fronted by Michael Hutchence.

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★ Moonlighting to the Max (Jill Michaels, ''Go'' [AirTran Airways inflight magazine], April 2005)