Orbiting Astronaut Self Portrait
Explanation:
Is it art?
Earlier this month, space station astronaut
Aki Hoshide
(
Japan) recorded
this striking image while helping to augment the capabilities of the Earth-orbiting
International Space Station (ISS).
Visible in this outworldly assemblage is the Sun,
the Earth, two portions of a robotic arm, an astronaut's spacesuit,
the deep darkness of space, and the
unusual camera taking the picture.
This image joins other historic -- and possibly
artistic --
self-portraits
taken
previously in space.
The
Expedition 32
mission
ended yesterday when an
attached capsule undocked with the ISS and
returned some of the crew to Earth.
What do you think:
Is it Art?
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
