Elliott's 1997 hit is the first-ever hip-hop song to be transmitted into space by NASA Aaron J. Thornton/WireImage Missy Elliott was one of the first women in hip-hop to make going to space look cool.

(CNN) — How long does it take to reach Venus? For Missy Elliott’s “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” it took nearly 14 minutes to travel all the way to the planet of love, a distance of about 158 million ...

It marks the first time a hip-hop song has been transmitted into space. "I still can't believe I'm going out of this world with NASA through the Deep Space Network when 'The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)' ...

NASA has sent a hip hop song to space for the very first time — and it chose the ineffable Melissa “Missy” Elliott as the first rap artist whose work will grace the cosmos. In a press release, NASA ...

The rapper’s song was transmitted at the speed of light — approximately 158 million miles — from Earth to Venus, which is Elliott's “favorite planet." Missy Elliott can now be heard in space. The ...

WASHINGTON — Missy Elliott is making history as the first hip-hop artist to have their song sent into deep space. NASA announced Monday it beamed Elliott's "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" all the way to ...

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