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Launch

Launch Date:

19 February 2022

Launch Mission:

NG-17 Cygnus resupply mission

Launch Operator:

Northrop Grumman

Rocket:

Antares 230+

Launch Vehicle:

Cygnus SS Piers Sellers

Launch Location:

Wallops Island, VA, USA

2022-015B

COSPAR id:

In Space

Host:

International Space Station

Type:

Space Station

Operator:

Multinational

Location:

Low Earth Orbit, Non-Polar Inclined

COSPAR id:

1998-067A

Return

Return Date:

11 January 2023

Return Mission:

CRS-26

Return Vehicle:

Cargo Dragon

Landing Location:

Gulf of Mexico

COSPAR id:

2022-159A

Updated:

8/7/24

status:

Returned

Mission Profile

Partners:

Elina Alekseeva

Artist

Artist(s)

Collection

This artwork is part of a collection:

Moon Gallery

2022

Mineral sculpture inspired by the processes of rock-water interactions, and our
perception of reality behind the naming of things.

Mineral sculpture inspired by the processes of rock-water interactions, and our perception of reality behind the naming of things. Selenite, literally the stone of the moon – selēnē, got its name due to its shine, translucency and prismatic, multifaceted structure. Soft stone, that can be easily scratched with a ngernail, also quickly dissolves and deconstructs in contact with water. As a child, I remembered a saying of my grandmother: when the moon lays like a cup that spills water, it will probably rain. This little connection embraces the complexities behind the names and meanings preserved in languages and stories: memorization of the seasons and weather, and naming of materials after visual metaphors. Still, a cup for water made of the moon-stone is impossible. Playing with the idea of this interaction, I exposed selenite pieces to small drops of liquid, that over time formed a cup-looking deepening. A little ode to the formations of matter, and shared views of the world, inseparable from our imagination.
Dimensions:

1 x 1 x 1 cm

Medium:

Selenite

Genre:

Formations of the cup and the rock

Elina Alekseeva

Russia, Netherlands

2022

Formations of the cup and the rock

2022

Returned
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