🎵 Beep beep, who got the keys to the Jeep? V-r-rrrrrrrooooom!Â
For the first time ever, we beamed a hip-hop song
#OutOfThisWorld.Â
On July 12, an inspirational message from MissyMisdemeanorElliott along with lyrics from “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” a single on her platinum-record debut album, traveled about 158 million miles (254 million kilometers) into deep space.Â
The chosen destination? Venus, the sixth largest planet, a fitting tribute to Missy’s six studio albums.Â
Traveling at the speed of light, the message took about 14 minutes to reach Venus, thanks to the powerful 34-meter wide antenna nicknamed “Venus” at NASAJPL’s Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex in California.
Credit: NASA
Video Description:Â
This video starts with a composite image of the planet Venus, seen as a gold and dark orange mottled globe against a black background. Text overlays throughout in white font describe the first transmission of a hip-hop song to space. Subsequent visuals include a photo of ...