Reaching for the Stars by astronaut artist Alan Bean.
In his book Apollo: An Eyewitness Account, Alan Bean says of Reaching for the Stars, "In one sense this is a painting of a universal astronaut, symbolizing everyone who flew in Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Apollo-Soyuz. It also represents those who fly on space shuttles and will fly on a space station and on future missions only dreamed about at this time. The astronaut is an emissary of us all, soaring away from ourplanet earth... But in a broader view [Reaching for the Stars symbolizes] all of us who posses a dedicated and adventurous spirit no matter what our interests or age."
Countersigned by
Alan B. Shepard, Jr., John H. Glenn, Jr., M. Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., James A. McDivitt, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Richard F. Gordon, Jr., Walter Cunningham, Russell L. Schweickart, Buzz Aldrin, Charles Conrad, Jr., Alan L. Bean, James A. Lovell, Fred W. Haise, Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell, Alfred M. Worden, Charles M. Duke, Jr., Thomas P. Stafford, Gerald P. Carr, Edward G. Gibson, William R. Pogue, Owen K. Garriott, Jack R. Lousma, Paul J. Weitz
Canvas released 1997.
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