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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:

Lorenzo Viscidi Bluer

Artist

Artist(s)

Collection

This artwork is part of a collection:

Moon Gallery

2022

The work “Water on the Moon” emphasizes the importance of water for all forms of life. Furthermore, man has always dreamed and looked for water on the Moon. The immense and the minimum have a common root, the drops of water become stars.

With an innovative process, after various experiments, I was able to harness drops of water in the Plexiglas. The incredible thing is that in a minimum space the water has created its own sky. The work “Water on the Moon” emphasizes the importance of water for all forms of life. Furthermore, man has always dreamed and looked for water on the Moon. The immense and the minimum have a common root, the drops of water become stars.
Dimensions:

1 x 1 x 1 cm

Medium:

drops of water in plexiglass

Genre:

Water on the Moon

Lorenzo Viscidi Bluer

Italy

2022

Water on the Moon

2022

Returned
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