Reach for the Stars (will.i.am song) Reach for the Stars (will.i.am song) "Reach for the Stars", alternately subtitled "Mars Edition" and "NASA Edition", is a song written, produced and recorded by American recording artist will.i.am in commemoration of the landing of the "Curiosity" rover on the planet Mars. First released on August 28, 2012 as a promotional single, the song also appears on the deluxe edition of his fourth studio album "#willpower" (2013). "Reach for the Stars (Mars Edition)" became the first song in history to be broadcast from another planet, completing a journey of more than 300 million miles between Mars and Earth. "Reach for
Opportunity (rover) early June 2018, a large global-scale dust storm developed and within a few days the rover's solar panels were not generating enough power to maintain communications, with last contact on June 10, 2018. NASA stated they did not expect to resume communication until after the global dust storm subsided, but the rover kept silent even after the storm ended in early-October, suggesting either a catastrophic failure or a layer of dust covered its solar panels. The team remains hopeful that a windy period between November 2018 and January 2019 may clear the dust from its solar panels, as has happened