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08-01-2016, 07:29 AM
Jack White sent a playing record into space
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A device capable of playing a record while in flight was successfully launched into space earlier this month and **w the man behind the project, rocker Jack White, is sharing the results.*
SEE ALSO: SpaceX lands a**ther rocket in Florida after launching mission to space (http://mashable.com/2016/07/18/spacex-rocket-landing-florida/)
White's record label, Third Man Records, successfully launched the Icarus Craft some 94,000 feet (just shy of 18 miles) above the earth. And, the entire time, the craft successfully played a vinyl record, a recording of Carl Sagan’s “A Glorious Dawn."
According to the label, the craft was designed by the label's electronics consultant Kevin Carrico and was launched on July 2 outside of Marsing, Idaho. Carrico was assisted by members of SATINS (http://www.satinsprogram.com/) (Students and Teachers in Near Space).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/31/jack-white-record-launch/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Carl Sagan (http://mashable.com/category/carl-sagan/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Icarus Craft (http://mashable.com/category/icarus-craft/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Jack White (http://mashable.com/category/jack-white/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Music (http://mashable.com/music/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/tff21H6YVqU
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A device capable of playing a record while in flight was successfully launched into space earlier this month and **w the man behind the project, rocker Jack White, is sharing the results.*
SEE ALSO: SpaceX lands a**ther rocket in Florida after launching mission to space (http://mashable.com/2016/07/18/spacex-rocket-landing-florida/)
White's record label, Third Man Records, successfully launched the Icarus Craft some 94,000 feet (just shy of 18 miles) above the earth. And, the entire time, the craft successfully played a vinyl record, a recording of Carl Sagan’s “A Glorious Dawn."
According to the label, the craft was designed by the label's electronics consultant Kevin Carrico and was launched on July 2 outside of Marsing, Idaho. Carrico was assisted by members of SATINS (http://www.satinsprogram.com/) (Students and Teachers in Near Space).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/31/jack-white-record-launch/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Carl Sagan (http://mashable.com/category/carl-sagan/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Icarus Craft (http://mashable.com/category/icarus-craft/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Jack White (http://mashable.com/category/jack-white/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Music (http://mashable.com/music/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/tff21H6YVqU