CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Strauss’ “Blue Danube” is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king's birth. The classical piece will be beamed into the cosmos ...

Johann Strauss II 's "Blue Danube" is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king's birth. The classical piece will be beamed into the cosmos as it's performed by ...

And, like many historic milestones before it, Strauss’ intergalactic adventures have been eerily predicted by an episode of The Simpsons. In a 1994 season 5 episode titled ‘Deep Space Homer’, the ...