Vienna Calling: Strauss's 'Blue Danube' Waltzes into Outer Space

Vienna Calling: Strauss's 'Blue Danube' Waltzes into Outer Space

Johann Strauss II's 'The Blue Danube' waltz, famously featured in the film '2001: A Space Odyssey,' has also been played by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

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European Space Agency Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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European Space Agency

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1 juin 2025
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Vienna calling: Strauss's 'Blue Danube' waltzes into outer space
Vienna calling: Strauss's 'Blue Danube' waltzes into outer space

Macau Business • 01 juin 11h24

Johann Strauss II's 'The Blue Danube' waltz, famously featured in the film '2001: A Space Odyssey,' has also been played by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

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Vienna calling: Strauss's 'Blue Danube' waltzes into outer space
Vienna calling: Strauss's 'Blue Danube' waltzes into outer space

Phys.org • 01 juin 10h27

Johann Strauss II's 'The Blue Danube' waltz has become closely associated with space travel, especially after its prominent use in the 1968 film '2001: A Space Odyssey'. The piece continues to symbolize the connection between classical music and the exploration of outer space.

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Strauss’s Blue Danube beamed into space as Vienna celebrates with concert
Strauss’s Blue Danube beamed into space as Vienna celebrates with concert

BreakingNews.ie • 01 juin 06h24

The European Space Agency transmitted Johann Strauss’s Blue Danube waltz into space using its radio antenna in Spain, nearly fifty years after the piece was omitted from NASA’s Voyager spacecraft. The broadcast coincided with a celebratory concert in Vienna.

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Strauss' 'Blue Danube' is beamed into space as Vienna celebrates with a concert
Strauss' 'Blue Danube' is beamed into space as Vienna celebrates with a concert

ABC News • 01 juin 06h22

Johann Strauss' 'Blue Danube' waltz was transmitted into deep space toward Voyager 1, performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, nearly fifty years after it was not included on NASA's Voyager missions.

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30 mai 2025
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Strauss' 'Blue Danube' waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday
Strauss' 'Blue Danube' waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday

ICT News • 30 mai 23h00

Johann Strauss II's famous 'Blue Danube' waltz will be transmitted into space on May 31, 2024, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth and the 50th anniversary of the European Space Agency.

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