VIENNA – A classical masterpiece with deep ties to spaceflight pop culture will finally reach the stars next week when the European Space Agency beams a live performance of "The Blue Danube" waltz by ...
Johann Strauss II's popular orchestral piece "By the Beautiful Blue Danube" has been inextricably linked to space since it was used in the 1968 classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The waltz played as ...
A performance of the masterpiece will be transmitted into space on Saturday. The waltz has been associated with space travel since its inclusion... The European Space Agency will beam the famous 'Blue ...