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Vienna to beams Strauss's Blue Danube waltz into space to mark his 200th birthday

Video. Strauss' Blue Danube waltz beams into space for his 200th birthday

Updated: 01/06/2025 - 10:52 GMT+2

To mark the 200th birthday of Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, the country is sending his iconic waltz, The Blue Danube, into space - decades after it was left off the Voyager Golden Record.

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