"Flowing Streams" by Kuan P’ing Hu

"Flowing Streams" by Kuan P’ing Hu
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“Flowing Streams” is a composition by Chinese composer Kuan P’ing Hu and features the guqin, a seven-string Chinese zither. This is the longest musical track on the Voyager record, playing for nearly eight minutes.

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"Space Oddity" by Chris Hadfield

"Space Oddity" by Chris Hadfield
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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recorded “Space Oddity” while he was orbiting Earth in the International Space Station in 2013. Apparently, David Bowie loved Hadfield’s rendition, referring to it as the most poignant version ever recorded.

"Reach for The Stars - Mars Edition" by will.i.am

"Reach for The Stars - Mars Edition" by will.i.am
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In 2011 a collaboration between NASA and rapper will.i.am produced the song “Reach for The Stars”. The song was created to commemorate the landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars. Following its creation, “Reach for The Stars” was uploaded to the Rover and played on the planet, making it the first ever song to be broadcast from another planet – 300 million miles away from Earth!

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