On August 27, 1989, Chuck Berry performed “Johnny B. Goode” for NASA engineers and scientists in celebration of Voyager 2’s encounter with Neptune. This performance took place at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. The song is famously featured on the Golden Record aboard the Voyager spacecraft, which was sent into space as part of the Voyager missions. The record was meant to represent the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and “Johnny B. Goode” was one of the chosen songs because of its representation of rock ‘n’ roll music, a key part of Earth’s cultural history. The performance by Chuck Berry was a symbolic gesture to honor the mission and its historic milestone in space exploration.
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