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Odd homage to '2001: A Space Odyssey' sees 'Blue Danube' waltz beamed at Voyager 1
Readers may recall that Strauss’s signature work, The Blue Danube, featured in seminal sci-fi flick 2001: A Space Odyssey ...
Vienna calling: Strauss's 'The Blue Danube' to waltz into outer space
Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was ...
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Why is the European Space Agency beaming a waltz at NASA's Voyager 1 probe this weekend?
With its sweeping tempo and ethereal melody, Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" waltz has become ...
Strauss’ ‘Blue Danube’ waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday
Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth ...
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2001: A Space Odyssey's balletic waltz to be beamed to Voyager 1
Voyager 1 will be the guest of honor at what may be the most exclusive concert in history. To mark the 200th birthday of ...
Here’s why live concert of ‘Blue Danube’ is being broadcast into deep space: ‘Cosmic mistake’
Johann Strauss’ “Blue Danube” will be beamed into space this month to commemorate the Austrian composer’s 200th birthday — ...
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Strauss' 'Blue Danube' waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday
NASA also celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008 by transmitting a song directly into deep space ... performs "The Blue Danube" waltz as it is transmitted into deep space towards Voyager 1.