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Chromosome 45+46. The Moon Man by Paul van Hoeydonck TheFallen Astronaut is a 3.5-inch (8.9 cm) aluminum sculpture created by Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck. It is a stylized figure of an astronaut in a spacesuit, intended to commemorate the astronauts and cosmonauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration. It was commissioned and placed on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 15 at Hadley Rille on August 2, 1971, UTC, next to a plaque listing 14 names of those who had died up to that time. National Air and Space Museum requested a replica of the statue. 53 years later, Paul van Hoeydonck is now showing the statue as it was intended and this 3D version will travel to the moon inside the Mare Crisium exhibition. https://www.paulvanhoeydonck.com https://www.moonmars.com/gallery/the-moon-man @marieke @johannanyqvist @paladinpunks
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