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Jack White's Third Man Records send record into space

Darrell Wright, left, 40, of Fenton, shakes hands with Kevin Carrico, of Royal Oak, the special projects engineer who built the Icarus Craft. Fans attended a watch party at Third Man Records in Detroit for the first phonograph record to be played in space on Saturday, July 30, 2016.
Darrell Wright, left, 40, of Fenton, shakes hands with Kevin Carrico, of Royal Oak, the special projects engineer who built the Icarus Craft. Fans attended a watch party at Third Man Records in Detroit for the first phonograph record to be played in space on Saturday, July 30, 2016.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
A schematic of the Icarus craft.
A schematic of the Icarus craft.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
This is the Icarus Craft.
This is the Icarus Craft.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
Casey Lee, center, 41, of Lincoln Park, and others shoot cell phone video and pictures of the Icarus Craft.
Casey Lee, center, 41, of Lincoln Park, and others shoot cell phone video and pictures of the Icarus Craft.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
Fans attend the Icarus Craft watch party at Third Man Records.
Fans attend the Icarus Craft watch party at Third Man Records.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
From left: Kevin Carrico, of Royal Oak, the special projects engineer who built the Icarus Craft, talks with Alec Wilkinson, center, a writer with The New Yorker, and Jack White about the Icarus Craft.
From left: Kevin Carrico, of Royal Oak, the special projects engineer who built the Icarus Craft, talks with Alec Wilkinson, center, a writer with The New Yorker, and Jack White about the Icarus Craft.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
From left: Kevin Carrico, of Royal Oak, the special projects engineer who built the Icarus Craft, talks with Jack White and The New Yorker writer Alec Wilkinson, right, about the Icarus.
From left: Kevin Carrico, of Royal Oak, the special projects engineer who built the Icarus Craft, talks with Jack White and The New Yorker writer Alec Wilkinson, right, about the Icarus.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
Jack White, center, poses for pictures with fans.
Jack White, center, poses for pictures with fans.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
Jack White signs his autograph for fan Trenton Odette, of Clio. Saturday was Trenton's 30th birthday.
Jack White signs his autograph for fan Trenton Odette, of Clio. Saturday was Trenton's 30th birthday.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News