This action was done in order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the song 's recording , the 45th anniversary of the DSN , and the 50th anniversary of NASA . The idea was hatched by Beatles historian Martin Lewis , who encouraged all Beatles fans to play the track as it was beamed to the distant star . The event marked the second time a song had ever been intentionally transmitted into deep space ( the first being Russia 's Teen Age Message in 2001 ) , and was approved by Paul McCartney , Yoko Ono , and Apple Records
Teen Age Message
Teen Age Message
Across the Universe (message)