A satellite being sent into space has an Andy-Warhol like design on a panel, creating the first pop-art to float in space, the Associated Press reports.
Jon Gibson and Amanda White from the iam8bit gallery in Los Angeles, Calif. are the artistic duo responsible for creating the work of art, and they did so with a sense of humor.
"If someone is going to invade our planet, presumably they're going to come in some sort of electronic, electricity-powered ship," Gibson told the Associated Press. "Maybe this will make them stop for a moment and say, 'These guys are nice. We're not going to destroy their planet."'
There are reportedly more than 1,000 satellites floating about in space, but this satellite will be the first one that doubles as art. Clyde Space Ltd., the Scotland-based company that will launch the satellite containing the artwork from Kazakhstan on Oct. 29, originally approached the artists with the project.
"No one else is crazy enough," CEO and veteran satellite builder Craig Clark of Clyde Space Ltd. told the Associated Press.
With the help of Clyde Space, Gibson and White and created an artistic rendition of an electrical charging station circling Earth, using Computer Generated Imagery, according to the Associated Press. One charger has white buttons and a USB port contained on an orange background.
"Hopefully, by doing some kind of quirky things like this we'll get some kids interested in space. Rather than going on to doing war, they can do something that helps change the world and makes it a better place," Clark told the associated press.
However, once the satellite is launched into space, it is unlikely anyone will be able to see the artwork.
"But we'll take plenty of pictures before we launch it," Clark told the Associated Press.
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