Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was ...

The digitised sound will be transmitted to the large 35-metre satellite dish at ESA's Cebreros ground station in Spain.

Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA's Voyagers ...

Strauss' "Blue Danube" is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king's birth.

Saturday's celestial concert salutes ESA's 50th anniversary and 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II. With its sweeping tempo and ethereal melody, Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue ...

Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi film classic "2001: A Space Odyssey".

ustrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi classic "2001: A Space Odyssey".

VIENNA, Austria — Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi classic "2001 ...

The late astronomer Carl Sagan led the committee that chose Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Stravinsky pieces, along with modern and Indigenous selections.Among those skipped was Johann Strauss II ...