clipped from: www.redorbit.com Chinese officials have finalized the music that will be broadcast from a satellite orbiting the moon during the upcoming lunar festival.
The Commission of Science, Technology and Industry announced the list of 30 songs approved in a vote by the public and a committee of musicians for broadcast during the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.
The Xinhua news service said Saturday the play list included a large number of Chinese folk songs, including standbys such as My Wonderful Home Town, and I Love China.
The national anthem will also be played by the satellite that will survey the moon for a year, providing 3-D imagery of the lunar surface, and analyze the geology.