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Launch
Launch Date:
19 February 2022
Launch 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
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Horsehair shaped into an infinite circle containing power at cellular level, will be used as a vehicle to send mitochondrial DNA to the moon. This circle and its hidden power is to remind future generations about the human urge to leave the nest and expand their horizon into the universe.
Horsehair shaped into an infinite circle containing power at cellular level, will be used as a vehicle to send mitochondrial DNA to the moon. This circle and its hidden power is to remind future generations about the human urge to leave the nest and expand their horizon into the universe.
As humans’ explorations bring new life to other planets, so does a nest bring new life to a tree. One nest, I discovered included horse hair in its structure. My piece uses horse hair as a vehicle to send mitochondrial DNA to the moon and remind future generations of the interconnections between all species, and celestial and terrestrial bodies. The horse hair was chosen by the bird to make the nest due to its strength, just as horses were used by humans throughout time for their strength.
The circle formed by this piece can also be found in the circular shape of mitochondrial DNA. But this shape is also repeated in outer space, in the appearance of the moon itself and other planetary bodies. This piece reminds us the simplicity of the circle does not diminish its power, it is unbreakable and infinite just like our ever expanding universe.
Dimensions:
1 x 1 x 1 cm
Medium:
Mitochondrial DNA, horsehair
Genre:
Sending Mitochondrial DNA to the Moon
Mary Kuiper
Netherlands
2022
2022
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