Ten years ago, an auction of Soviet space memorabilia was offered for sale by auction.
The collection belonged to Andora, a German artist who, becoming fascinated by space and its exploration, completed cosmonaut training. Andora painted a Proton rocket, at the request of the Russian space agency, that was shot into space in 1992. A seal from that rocket is in the collection at the Gospel Hall in Greymouth Māwhera.
The seal (above) consists of a numbered aluminium part and synthetic red band, signed with Andora’s stamp. This kind of seal is used for security of some technical mechanisms of the Proton rocket, and they are removed before the launch.
The Proton is a Russian carrier rocket, which has been used since the ‘sixties for the launch of heavy payloads and geostationary satellites as well as interplanetary orbiters. The rocket has been retired from commercial service since 2019.
Andora is the only artist to this present day whose art is orbiting the earth in space.
See more:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57211.0
https://www.artnet.com/artists/andora/mixed-media-on-proton-rocket-z2HtoSxJp_RLb0FayzNolA2
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