Observation #17: – Art in Space
Arthur Woods / 01-02-2017
The GEO-Political Observatory has focused on an art event in space - the launch of the Humanity Star on January 21. 2018. Resident artist Arthur Woods discusses the project initiated by the CEO of the Rocket Lab company and launched on an Electron rocket from their launch center located in New Zealand. Arthur provides an historical context for this mission citing similar satellite objects that have been deployed into space over the years. He then points out some the upcoming projects planned for realization in 2018 including Trevor Paglen's Orbital Reflector and the Planetary Society's LightSail 2 planned for launch later this year. Arthur refers to his earlier communication that 2018 is shaping up to be the year of astronautical art.
The Humanity Star Website
http://www.thehumanitystar.com/
GEO-Political Observatory : AstroArts
https://greater.earth/greater_earth_astroart_database.php/
News articles covering the Humanity Star
http://bit.ly/2BD1Xcr
About Experimental Geodetic Satellite "AJISAI"
http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/egs/
Starshine Project
http://www.azinet.com/starshine/
Trevor Paglen's Orbital Reflector in the News
http://bit.ly/2BEr66v
LightSail 2
http://www.planetary.org/explore/projects/lightsail-solar-sailing/
