Jack White sent a playing record into space
 

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.*

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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 (Students and Teachers in Near Space).* Read more...

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