Blasting Strauss into the Cosmos: A Viennese Waltz's Cosmic Voyage
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Here's a juicy scoop: The European Space Agency (ESA) has rocketed a pineapple shot of culture into the cosmos! To mark the 50th anniversary of the ESA, the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II, and the 20th birthday of their deep space antenna, Cebreros, they let loose the celestial rhythm of "The Blue Danube" waltz.
The musical rumpus took place in Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts, starring the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. The ESA then beamed the jam session into the universe, churning it out as an electromagnetic wave via their 35-meter-wide parabolic antenna in Cebreros, Spain, according to ESA's director, Josef Aschbacher, who chatted with news agency AFP about it.
You might remember "The Blue Danube" because it grooved alongside Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, "2001: A Space Odyssey." Now, with its 13,743 tantalizing notes, it's a primetime anthem for space. Vienna's tourism boss, Norbert Kettner, mentions this, turning up the nostalgia dial.
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- Cosmic symphony
- Stanley Kubrick
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- Vienna Symphony Orchestra
- Josef Aschbacher
- AFP (Agence France-Presse)
- Cebreros
- Museum of Applied Arts
[1] Blasting Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" waltz into space is a first-of-its-kind event for the European Space Agency (ESA). The performance, carried out at Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, was transmitted to ESA's Deep Space Antenna DSA 2 in Cebreros, Spain, for broadcast into the cosmos. This commemorated the 50th anniversary of the ESA, the 200th birthday of Strauss II, and the antenna's 20th birthday. [2][3][4]
[2] The ESA's Deep Space Antenna DSA 2, located in Spain's Cebreros, facilitated the transmission of the Strauss waltz into space. [5]
[3] While this isn't the first time music has been sent into space, it's a unique embodiment of technology, cultural heritage, and space exploration. [6]
[1] I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do this, but imagine the thrill of Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" waltz traveling through space, a thought that blends the realms of space-and-astronomy, science, and entertainment. [2] This unique performance by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts was beamed into the cosmos by the European Space Agency (ESA) via their Deep Space Antenna DSA 2 in Cebreros, Spain. This cosmic symphony was a tribute to celebrate the ESA's 50th anniversary, Strauss II's 200th birthday, and the antenna's 20th birthday, reminiscent of the waltz's memorable appearance alongside Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey." [6]
