After NASA broadcast the song 'The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)' into space, we look back at what other songs have entered the cosmos. Missy Elliott’s 90s classic ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’ has officially entered the cosmos. Last week (Friday 12 July), NASA transmitted the hip-hop song to the planet Venus via the space organisation’s Deep Space Network (DSN).
The DSN is NASA’s means of communicating with spacecraft from Earth, whether it's a mission to the Moon or further afield. This is just the second time NASA has used the DSN to send a song to space. The first time was the Beatles’ ‘Across the Universe’, which they sent into deep space in 2008.
Venus was chosen for this mission as it’s Missy Elliott’s favourite planet. “Both space exploration and Missy Elliott’s art have been about pushing boundaries,” said Brittany Brown, director, Digital and Technology Division, Office of Communications at NASA Headquarters in Washington, who initially pitched ideas to Missy’s team to collaborate with the agency. “Missy has a track record of infusing space-centric storytelling and futuristic visuals in her music videos so the opportunity to collaborate on something out of this world is truly fitting,” Brown continued.
“I still can’t believe I’m going out of this world with NASA through the Deep Space Network when 'The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)' becomes the first ever hip-hop song to transmit to space!,” said Elliott. “I chose Venus because it symbolises str.
