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".

VIENNA (AP) — Strauss' "Blue Danube" waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft. The European Space Agency's big radio antenna ...

Johann Strauss II’s masterpiece “The Blue Danube Waltz” was sent into space as an electromagnetic wave at the speed of light from the ESA Deep Space Antenna DSA 2, which is located in Cebreros, Spain.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Johann Strauss monument in Vienna's Stadtpark, created by artist Edmund von Helmer. The Vienna Philharmonic is to ...

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: A Space Odyssey". But ...

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This year is the 200th birthday of Austria’s world-famous waltz composer Johann Strauss II – Copyright AFP Alex HALADA Austrian composer Johann Strauss II’s ...