Nashville rocker Jack White has successfully played a vinyl record in space — the first person ever to do so. On Saturday, White launched a gold-plated 12-inch master of Carl Sagan’s “A Glorious Dawn” using a ‘space-proof’ turntable attached to a high-altitude balloon. The vessel — known as “The Icarus Craft” — ascended 94,413 feet above the earth in less than 90 minutes.
The #IcarusCraft at peak altitude — 94,413 feet above Earth — at 1:21:20 flight time! pic.twitter.com/4jrBoN1S2i
— Third Man Records (@thirdmanrecords) July 30, 2016
What goes up… pic.twitter.com/2Dw8zrrhwZ
— Third Man Records (@thirdmanrecords) July 30, 2016
Jack White & Neil Degrasse Tyson discuss Third Man’s plans to play a record in space circa 2012. pic.twitter.com/wYtZApho81
— Third Man Records (@thirdmanrecords) July 29, 2016
