Week 9: Space + Art

This week's lecture was beyond the Earth: the Space.  Like Professor Vesna said, this week's topic is a culmination of all the topics we have covered up to this point because space is so vast and incorporates a number of different subtopics within it (Vesna).  I especially enjoyed learning about the history of space, specifically things like the atomic bomb, the Cold War, the Space Race, Star Wars! 
THE ART OF NEGATIVE SPACE
In this week's lecture Professor Vesna talked about the Space Race, and to me this is an incredibly important period in American history. Because of the Space Race and the Cold War, the United States has asserted its superpower status in the world after knocking off the rival that was the USSR.  Between Sputnik, the Apollo missions, and many other advances, the US and the USSR both put large sums of money into the Space Race.  Many argue that this was a waste of money, but because of this exploration we made many advances in modern technology.  Some of these items include Satellite TV, Laptops, the Dust buster, smoke-carbon monoxide detectors, telemedicine, the joystick, 3d graphics and virtual reality, non-reflective displays, ear thermometers, and satellite navigation.
  
Space Race
An example of space and art coming together is the Star Wars series, which is a major part of pop culture.  This famous series has generated millions of dollars and has transported audiences for years to a galaxy far, far away.  Throughout the series there are a number of characters and creatures that were inspired by wildlife on our planet.  Now, Star Wars has gained so much popularity and influence that modern scientists have been naming new species of animals after Star Wars.  Some of these species include Han Solo, Tetramorium jedi and Yoda purpurata. 
Star Wars
NASA is a huge organization in space intelligence. July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon and planted an American flag, forever changing education and human imagination. The work NASA has done and is working on involves both saving money and supporting more equipment and weight for a future trip back to the moon (Moskowitz). Currently there are robots and machines in space taking photos, such as the photo here of the Curiosity Rover on Mars. This robot landed on Mars August 2012 (NASA). It is studying, “the Martian climate and geology; assessment of whether the selected field site inside Gale Crater has ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life, including investigation of the role of water; and planetary habitability studies in preparation for future human exploration” ("Curiosity (rover)"). The US has collected amazing images form this excursion as well as more insight on outer space and the life outside our own small realm called planet earth. 
Nasa
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  1. Unknown2018년 6월 6일 오후 1:24

    Space and art work closely in hand. As you have written, NASA is a good example of this combination. Not only do they excel at creating robots and rockets for space exploration but also their media, such as facebook posts, their apps and events, incorporate various aspects of art to deliver the importance and meaning of the missions.

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