Missy Elliott’s ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’ has been sent into outer space
nme.comMissy Elliott‘s debut solo single ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’ has been launched into outer space by NASA.The agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California sent the transmission using their Deep Space Network, 158million miles from Earth to Venus at the speed of light last Friday (July 12), with the radio frequency signal taking roughly 14 minutes to reach its destination.“YOOO this is crazy!
We just went #OutOfThisWorld with NASA and sent the FIRST hip hop song into space through the Deep Space Network,” Missy Elliott wrote on X. “My song ‘The Rain’ has officially been transmitted all the way to Venus, the planet that symbolizes strength, beauty, and empowerment.
The sky is not the limit, it’s just the beginning.”Brittany Brown, Digital and Technology Division Director at NASA’s Office of Communications, also told Pitchfork: “Both space exploration and Missy Elliott’s art have been about pushing boundaries.
Missy has a track record of infusing space-centric storytelling and futuristic visuals in her music videos, so the opportunity to collaborate on something out of this world is truly fitting.”YOOO this is crazy!
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