The European Space Agency (ESA) will beam Johann Strauss II's "Blue Danube" waltz into space on Saturday, celebrating ESA's 50th anniversary and Strauss's 200th birthday. The Vienna Symphony Orchestra will perform live, with a Spanish radio antenna transmitting the music towards Voyager 1. This event rectifies the waltz's absence from the Voyager Golden Records. The broadcast, livestreamed online, showcases ESA's ability to transmit both scientific data and human art across vast distances.

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