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Received — 2 June 2026 ⏭

Sculptures about to Land on the Moon Join a Long History of Lunar Art

✇Scientific American News
By: Meghan Bartels
21 February 2024 at 18:00

A lunar lander nicknamed Odie carries 125 small moon sculptures by artist Jeff Koons that could become the first authorized artwork on the moon

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Close-up of a memorial plaque on the Moon at Hadley-Apennine site, honoring 14 deceased NASA astronauts and USSR cosmonauts. Astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin installed it during Apollo 15's lunar surface activity. The figurine symbolizes fallen space explorers.
Received — 31 May 2026 ⏭

Sculptures about to Land on the Moon Join a Long History of Lunar Art

✇Scientific American News
By: Meghan Bartels
21 February 2024 at 18:00

A lunar lander nicknamed Odie carries 125 small moon sculptures by artist Jeff Koons that could become the first authorized artwork on the moon

© NASA

Close-up of a memorial plaque on the Moon at Hadley-Apennine site, honoring 14 deceased NASA astronauts and USSR cosmonauts. Astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin installed it during Apollo 15's lunar surface activity. The figurine symbolizes fallen space explorers.
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