Donauwalzer conquers the everyone: Vienna sends radio message to Voyager 1!

Donauwalzer conquers the everyone: Vienna sends radio message to Voyager 1!

Wien, Österreich - On June 1, 2025, an extraordinary campaign was launched, in which Johann Strauss' famous “Danube Walzer” was sent to Voyager 1. This measure contributes to the long -term connection of the piece with the universe, which was particularly reinforced by Stanley Kubrick's iconic film "2001: Odyssey in space". In this masterpiece, the waltz is used to accommodate a scene, in which primal people discover a mysterious monolithic object, which marks the start of human evolution.

The Viennese symphonists performed the play in cooperation with the European Space Organization (ESA) and broadcast it by radio to Voyager 1. This mission is not only a musical experience, but also an attempt to correct a historical failure: In the original start mission of Voyager 1 in 1977, the "Danube Walzer" was not included in the golden record. Instead, 27 music works, including compositions by Bach, Beethoven and Mozart, were sent with the probe.

an important event for space travel

The transfer took place in the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna and was broadcast live on the “Waltz into Space” website. The signal was sent to the probe in Spain via a deep space antenna in Spain, with the transmission used for about 23 hours. An ambitious project that not only serves space research, but also celebrates the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss and is reminiscent of ESA's 50th day of foundation. During these celebrations, the "Danube Walzer", which is considered an unofficial hymn of the alls, is also used as a wake -up music for astronauts.

Die Voyager 1 and her sister spaceship Voyager 2 have removed from earth to far outside the solar system despite the enormous distance of around 25 billion kilometers. The question of whether the signal can be received by other civilizations remains speculative and depends on their technical skills.

filmic backgrounds

"2001: Odyssey in space" is one of the most influential films in history and, among other things, addresses humanity in the face of superior intelligent beings, represented by black monoliths. These monoliths lead humanity to new heights and trace evolutionary progress and the development of space -based civilizations. In the film, the collaboration of astronauts such as Bowman and Poole, which deal with the monoliths, is threatened by an unpredictable on -board computer, HAL, which increases the tension and philosophical thinking about the role of humanity in the universe

The transfer of the "Donauwalzers" to Voyager 1 is therefore not just a musical event, but an important cultural symbol that embodies the connection between man and cosmos.