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NASA Art Collection Covers 50 Years of Space Exploration
For nearly 50 years NASA has commissioned artists to document its missions and projects. Seventy of the 3,000 works in its collection are in a traveling exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
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Robert McCall imagines the sight of Apollo 8's rocket engine firing to propel the spacecraft out of lunar orbit for its return to Earth. (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum)
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James Wyeth's watercolor depicts the early days of manned spaceflight, when launch technicians worked in a domed, concrete-reinforced blockhouse and used a bicycle for check-up trips to the launch pad. (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum)
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William Wegman's signature canines pose as astronauts. One peers out of a space station while the other conducts a spacewalk. NASA loaned Wegman a model of a spacesuit to use in his work. (NASA Art Program)
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The basis of Daniel Zeller's drawing is the intricate surface of Saturn's moon Titan, as recorded by the Cassini spacecraft. Cassini arrived at Saturn in July 2004 after a seven-year voyage, beginning a four-year mission. (NASA Art Program)