Music in space possibility was raised that "Beagle 2" had successfully played the song on Christmas Day in 2003 upon landing, but failed to transmit back to Earth. American recording artist will.i.am wrote, produced, and recorded the song "Reach for the Stars" (alternately subtitled "Mars Edition" and "NASA Edition") in commemoration of the landing of the "Curiosity" rover on Mars. The song was first released on August 28, 2012, and it became the first song that was successfully broadcast from another planet. Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster was launched into Earth orbit, then Solar orbit, in February 2018 as part of the Falcon Heavy
International Year of Planet Earth International Year of Planet Earth The United Nations General Assembly declared 2008 as the International Year of Planet Earth to increase awareness of the importance of Earth sciences for the advancement of sustainable development. UNESCO was designated as the lead agency. The Year's activities spanned the three years 2006-2009. The Year aimed to raise $20 million from industry and governments, of which half was to be spent on co-funding research, and half on "outreach" activities. It was intended to be the biggest ever international effort to promote the Earth sciences. Apart from researchers, who were expected to benefit under the