And becomes a part of US history at the same time:

Spaceship Shuttle Star 4 - The Garage

Spaceship Shuttle Star 4

By Tom Harrison Fri, Mar 11 2011

When the space shuttle Discovery got ready to make its final flight home last Sunday the crew's wake up song was Prism's "Spaceship Superstar."
This was an historic moment that closed one era but spoke about how pop music can be timeless. Discovery made its first flight in 1984; "Spaceship Superstar" was first heard in 1977.
Since March 6, Al Harlow, Prism’s leader, has been flooded with emails, most of which extend congratulations, and one from Jim Vallance, who wrote the song, telling Harlow he was thrilled.
"What a kick, eh?" Harlow exclaims, recalling how he first heard the news. "A Prism fan emailed me a regional newspaper link in Houston. We toured the US extensively in the early years, but who knew the reach of our music? Obviously it's still a force in the minds of Americans. We've endured time and space, no pun intended," he laughs.
There is irony here. While Elton John and Bowie used space themes previously, the timing of “Spaceship Superstar” coincided with the first Star Wars film and space craze, launching Prism’s initial US success - enough that NASA remembered the tune.
"This event is about American patriotism, and they use a Canadian band's music. They embrace us as one of their own," observes Harlow.

"We open with Superstar," notes Harlow, who has kept the band touring with all its hits such as "Take Me To The Kaptin," "Flying", "Armageddon," and "Young And Restless." Surviving personnel changes and death of “Spaceship Superstar” vocalist Ron Tabak, Harlow and Prism will carry on (it’s recent album “Big Black Sky” has updated space themes), whereas Discovery’s touch-down on March 8 destined it for the museum.
"The song caught up to us," Harlow adds. We've played it every night since its release and it's finally charting in space, its original destination. We have a few US dates this summer, but we hope this attention spawns a resurgence, where we can reconnect with our US audiences on a larger scale."