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March 2017
Space for art: Quilting in orbit
...I had in my mind, what I dreamed it turning into, actually did. In fact, it is bigger than that.” ‘Space for Art’ agrees! As if the AstroBlock Challenge quilts and HOPE on display with them wasn’t enough, I was impressed...and when we make those first steps on Mars we will be wearing space suits. As we’ve seen, space suits designed for use in space have inspired space suit art, but they have also inspired fashion designers to think differently about...
March 2016
Space for art
...between science and art at a basic level is simply a means of communication and in this edition’s ‘Space for Art’ column we will continue to explore the wonderful relationship between the two. This ‘communication’ extends from... the scientist and the general public alike. For the broader audience, it inspires interest and understanding for those that might otherwise engage with science. Through ‘Space for Art’, I will provide insight into projects ...
May 2019
Space for Art – Astronauts and artists
... compelled to share the awesomeness of his spaceflight experience in a very profound and thoughtful way through his writings and poetry. Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden’s poetry book ‘Hello Earth - Greetings from Endeavour’. One ...shared their experience with us visually, through the iconic Earthrise image that I wrote about in my last Space for Art column and their Christmas message, a reading from the first chapter of Genesis was an appropriate ...
November 2018
Creating the ‘Space for Art Foundation’
In 2016, shortly after retiring from NASA, I started writing this Space for Art column as a way to share spaceflight and space-themed projects and the wonderful intersection between science and art. The title of the ...innovative and creative ways in support of healthy living here on Earth. The inaugural Space for Art Exhibit at Space Center Houston, USA. The Space for Art Foundation now has four active project areas - the ‘Spacesuit Art Project’,...
January 2019
Space for Art – Love letter to Earth
...Like other astronauts, I am working to share the spaceflight experience in a meaningful way. For me this has been through the Space for Art Foundation, as well as recognising the power of coming together to share the experience... through organisations like Constellation. Both are absolutely ‘grounded’ in the inspiration of Earthrise. The Space for Art Foundation is working with children all over the world to share the Earthrise inspiration through ...
February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
...its successful construction would represent a paradigm shift and a commitment to space. So how close are we to the dream of simple access to space for all, at the push of a button, through an infrastructure similar... Astronautica, vol. 152, p. 123–126, 2018. 22 J. Pearson and E. Levin, “Lunar Space Elevator Design in Lunar Space Elevators for Cislunar Space Development,” Star Inc., 2005. 23 M. Lades, “Mars Lift Update,” in IAC18, Proceedings, 2018...
November 2019
Space for Art – Reflections on the Moon
...I see and hear being created to express the awe and wonder of what we experience through space exploration. In this edition of ‘Space for Art’ I’d like to share The Moons Symphony by composer Amanda Lee Falkenberg, the creative result... But halfway through this process, Falkenberg’s creative trajectory took an unexpected turn. It was during the writing of Titan – Monsoons and Dunes that “something just did not feel right”. Imaginatively, she had ...
August 2016
Space for art
...am blessed to now feel - and that I feel an obligation to share. Appreciation for our home planet Earth will continue to be an underlying theme of our ‘Space for Art’ column. But we also recognise the importance of those ‘other’ planets and... live in a time of ‘unprecedented possibilities’. Asking these questions, and imagining and painting and writing about a future that includes wonderous things that might only seem fantastical right now, is one ...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... (OST). Specifically, this provision says that state parties to the treaty should use outer space “for the benefit and in the interests of all countries”. Whilst fine language, it is unclear exactly what... remote sensing law & regulation. He has been a contributor to several aviation and space law focused journals, is a member of the International Institute of Space Law, is the Chair of the Legal Technical Committee with the American Institute of ...
