Fallen Astronaut is an 8.5 cm (slightly over 3") aluminium sculpture of an astronaut in a spacesuit which commemorates astronauts who died in the advancement of space exploration. Available to the public today is one of the limited edition replicas of Paul Van Hoeydonck's famous moon sculptures "Fallen Astronaut".
It was commissioned and placed on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 15 at Hadley Rille on August 1, 1971, … Bonus fact: The Fallen Astronaut may not be the only piece of art on the moon after all.
This piece is number 200/950 that were originally made available for sale in 1972.
PLAQUE AND "FALLEN ASTRONAUT" LEFT ON MOON ON APOLLO 15 MISSION. “The only piece of art on the moon is a 3″-tall aluminium sculpture titled Fallen Astronaut.
This is a sculpture on the ... the agreement with astronauts and later decided to distribute 950 copies of Fallen Astronaut for sale. It comes with a certificate that is signed and hand numbered by the artist himself. It is currently at Hadley Rille on the Moon, having been placed there by the crew of Apollo 15. Fallen Astronaut is an 8.5 cm (slightly over 3") aluminium sculpture of an astronaut in a spacesuit which commemorates astronauts who died in the advancement of space exploration. As reported by USA Today, it is likely that six artists, including Andy Warhol, created a tiny art gallery the size of a thumbnail, and the Apollo 12 astronauts brought it to the moon.The tiny exhibit, a replica of which can be seen at the link, is still up on the moon. It is currently at Hadley Rille on the Moon, having been placed there by the crew of Apollo 15. It was created by Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck and installed by Apollo 15 astronaut David Scott, along with a plaque bearing the names of the 14 astronauts and cosmonauts who died in the service of space exploration prior to 1971”. It is at Hadley Rille on the Moon, placed there by the crew of Apollo 15 on August 1, 1971. Our photographs are high quality reproductions, in MINT condition, professionally printed on beautiful lustre finish photographic paper. Fallen Astronaut is an 8.5-centimeter (3.3 in) aluminium sculpture created by Paul Van Hoeydonck.It is a small stylized figure, meant to depict an astronaut in a spacesuit, intended to commemorate the astronauts and cosmonauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration.
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