SpaceX played 'The Blue Danube' by Johann Strauss during a Starship mission, evoking the iconic scene from Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey'. The choice of music, played while waiting for the Starship signal to return, has been widely praised for its fitting and nostalgic nature. Some have suggested reserving the piece for docking operations in space, as originally used in the film. The event has sparked discussions about the use of classical music in space missions and its cultural significance. There are also suggestions to use it as NASA's hold music.
In celebration of the rocket launch from @SpaceX today I present "Fly High". This tune was made with several iterations of both @suno_ai_ and @udiomusic remixing an original melody of mine. Yes, I crossed the streams and used those services on each other's generations. Soโฆ https://t.co/S53TGoc53S
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SpaceX played "The Blue Danube" while waiting for the Starship signal to come back. Incredible astro-classical vibe. It will be played at Viennese balls on Mars https://t.co/5wOUbCiIMU
The Blue Danube. Nice. #starship
Epic choice of music by SpaceX: Strauss - The Blue Danube
And listen to Waltz on the Blue Danube....Which I now vote should be used from now on as NASA's hold music. https://t.co/TE5Fbr7PmD
waltz on the blue danube, an inspired choice for the moment
And now they are playing the Blue Danube on #SpaceX #Starship TV - you know, the sound track from this scene from 2001 A Space Odyssey. Turn up the volume folks https://t.co/AOTpfdTrDN