Brittany Brown from NASA’s communications team initially pitched the idea of a collaboration to Miss E’s team.
Brown said both space exploration and the hip-hop artist’s art have been about “pushing boundaries.”
Elliott was over the moon about the interplanetary premiere of her 1997 smash hit.
YOOO this is crazy!
Similarly, NASA’s DSN has spent over 60 years communicating with robotic explorers venturing beyond Earth’s bounds.
The stunt is more than just a one-off novelty act.
NASA has scheduled Venus-bound Davinci and Veritas probes to launch in 2029 and 2031, respectively.
The European Space Agency is also prepping its Envision orbiter, with crucial contributions from JPL.
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