The Morning of the Take-Off
1978
Acrylic on paper.
Interkosmos
This painting by Sokolov showing the Soviet Salyut 6 space station in orbit has the distinction of being one of the first artworks flown in space. It arrived at the Salyut 6 space station on March 3, 1978 aboard Soyuz 28 flown by Soviet cosmonaut Aleksey Gubarev and Vladimir Remek of Czechoslovakia as part of the first Interkosmos mission. The painting was returned to Earth aboard Soyuz 30 on July 5, 1978 by the crew of Pyotr Klimuk and Miroslaw Giermaszewski of Poland after spending 124 days in orbit spanning two long-duration Salyut missions.
Technical information:
Artwork name:
The Morning of the Take-Off
Date:
Creator:
1978
Andrei Sokolov
Country:
Russia
This work is part of the following collection:
none
Acrylic on paper.
Medium:
Dimensions:
Painting
Genre:
IAAA Art Style:
cosmic expressionism
Launch vehicle / mission:
Soyuz 28
Host spacecraft / hardware:
Salyut 6 Space Station
COSPAR id
1978-023A
Launch location:
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch date:
2 Mar 1978
Orbit / space location:
LEO
Return vehicle:
End date:
Status:
Client / Agency:
Interkosmos
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