The Astronautical Art Initiative is a non-profit organisation on a mission to preserve and share our common artistic heritage in outer space
We collect, document and archive the digital records of humanity's artistic artefacts in space. This archive is a testimony of our developing spacefaring culture.
We recently documented and added these three new works to our archive:
What is happening at our sister organisation
thespacecraft.agency
crafting art in outer space
Our sister organisation The Spacecraft Agency is a multidisciplinary collaborative agency dedicated to crafting and curating art projects in outer space to actively engage the arts in the development of space exploration.
The TechEdSat-11 spacecraft is the host of our largest collective art project yet. In true 'Golden Record' style, this innovative NASA technology demonstration mission hosts its own golden plaque featuring art contributions spanning generations and continents, each inspired by Carl Sagan's original Voyager Golden Record.
This mission is a collaboration between The Spacecraft Agency, NASA Ames Research Center and Draw Together. It was launched on July 3rd 2024 onboard a Firefly Alpha Rocket as part of the 'Noise of Summer' mission.