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Today, many people know that the Falcon 9 booster, launched on the eve of the New Year, 2019, delivered to the near-earth the orbit is a rather mysterious object, which was supposed to be a holiday turn into a bright (sunlit) diamond-shaped sculpture – such that earthlings could see it at night with the naked eye. Why are we still not observing anything like this? Is it really Falcon 9 failed to complete its task?
Not at all. However, this object is different in that, according to original idea, a huge sculpture is … inflatable. Artist Trevor Paglen created this unique masterpiece with the support of the Museum Nevada’s arts, spending nearly $ 2 million on it. The diamond-shaped design measures slightly larger than the football field and made of ultralight, but very durable metal coated titanium dioxide, which optimally reflects sunlight. A wonderful art object could be seen by every earthling – in this and the idea of the author who decided to present us for the New Year such an unusual gift.
Why didn’t we see anything in the night sky, besides the usual stars and the moon? It turns out for deployment inflatable sculpture in orbit Earth paglen was supposed to get permission from the FCC however the United States Federal Communications Commission States still has not given him the go-ahead.
It would seem that it’s okay, albeit not in the New Year, but earthlings anyway, they will see a space gift from Trevor Paglen. However himself the artist does not share this optimism, since his design due to inaction, it can simply fail. Fact that she periodically it heats up from the Sun, then cools in the shadow of the Earth: the temperature difference is quite large, and this may in the end damage the electronics.
In conclusion, we note that astronomers are far from enthusiastic about launch into orbit of such luminous objects, not to mention advertising in space, which is increasingly being talked about by entrepreneurial managers. Such light pollution of the sky will adversely affect performing astronomical tasks, not to mention the fact that they, contrary to the expectations of the creators, they can deliver certain inconvenience and even cause psychological trauma.
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