Mash-up of hits by Elton John* and Thomas Dolby**, popular at JPL***? (6,7)
*Rocket Man
**She Blinded Me with Science
***Jet Propulsion laboratory, NASA/Caltech
Sorry, absurdly contrived but the topic reminded me of T. Dolby, whose interesting book
The Speed of Sound I read a few years ago. And I liked the tune.