The inspiration for this song came from a recent broadcast from Voyager 1, the satellite launched by NASA in 1977. Now 15.2 billion miles away, Voyager 1 travels at 38,026 mph through uncharted space. It entered interstellar space in 2012 and continues to send updates. On November 14th, 2023, it started transmitting garbled messages (Communication with Voyager takes about 22.5 hours)
Most of the original team that maintained the satellite have since retired or passed away. However, a new team managed to fix the issue, and by April 2024, all four instruments on Voyager 1 were reporting again. It’s expected to run out of power in 2025, after which it will continue its last programmed course until something stops it.
You can keep up with Voyager here: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/where-are-they-now/
update: Most recent audio from the Satellite Starliner in orbit as of 9/1/2024
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/starliners-speaker-began-emitting-strange-sonar-noises-on-saturday/