Space2ISS
2015
mosaic
ESA
Mosaic art on the International Space Station during ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti’s Futura mission.
Inspired by the archetype 1970s Space Invaders video game, French artist, known as Invader, established his urban alien artwork in 60 cities all over the world, including Rome, Paris, New York, Manchester, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. In 2012 he sent a mosaic into the stratosphere on a high-altitude balloon.
Aiming even higher, Samantha helped Invader get his artwork out of this world when she installed a Space Invader mosaic in Europe’s Columbus laboratory on the Space Station, 400 km above Earth.
Not content with invading Earth orbit, the Space Invaders are gaining a foothold at ESA establishments all over Europe.
Technical information:
Artwork name:
Space2ISS
Date:
Creator:
2015
Invader
Country:
France
This work is part of the following collection:
none
mosaic
Medium:
Dimensions:
+- 5 x 10 cm
Sculpture
Genre:
IAAA Art Style:
Launch vehicle / mission:
Ariane 5 ES / ATV Georges Lemaître (VA219)
Host spacecraft / hardware:
International Space Station
COSPAR id
2014-044A
Launch location:
Spaceport, French Guiana
Launch date:
28 Jul 2014
Orbit / space location:
LEO, International Space Station (ISS)
Return vehicle:
End date:
Status:
Operational
Client / Agency:
ESA
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