 Buzz Lightyear 's classic line " To Infinity and Beyond " has seen usage not only on themed merchandise , but among philosophers and mathematical theorists as well . In 2008 , during STS @-@ 124 astronauts took an action figure of Buzz Lightyear into space on the Discovery Space Shuttle as part of an educational experience for students while stressing the catchphrase . The action figure was used for experiments in zero @-@ g . It was reported in 2008 that a father and son had continually repeated the phrase to help them keep track of each other while treading water for 15 hours in the Atlantic Ocean . The phrase occurs in the lyrics of Beyoncé 's 2008 song " Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) " , during the bridge . 
