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I can relate to Jack the Space Painter, I'm Chris the Space Painter. | | |
| sero.?rg: Dump your trash !
Check out this recycled version of the Space Painter's website! | | |
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--- oh*suzana
> When NASA first started sending astronauts into
> space, they quickly
> discovered that ball-point pens would not work in
> zero gravity. To combat
> this problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12
> billion developing a
> pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down,
> underwater, on almost any
> surface including glass and at temperatures ranging
> from below freezing
> to over 300C.
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> The Russians used a pencil.
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Thanks for writing. That's a funny joke, heard it many times and I even use a spacepen myself. Unfortunately I dicovered in my research that it's not true. First, it was a private commercial venture, NASA scientists never touched it nor was government money used, second, these pens have been on every American AND Russian manned spaceflight. Sorry to burst the bubble, I used to love telling that story too.
sincerely,
The Space Painter
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| McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Black, Gray, Green, Red, Blue: A Letter From a Famous Painter on the Moon
--- David Willems
> I hope this guy isn't moving in on your territory:
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> http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2002/01/07letter.html
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Thank you for the email David. I enjoyed the story [McSweeney's Painter] and assure you that I have no claim on this territory. When a large scale project such as the Space Painter Project takes place and has such cultural relevance it will no doubt have a big effect on popular culture. I thoroughly enjoy seeing my project mutate and influence other media such as fictional literature.
Thank you,
Chris Ramey
The Space Painter
chris@spacepaint.com
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| Hi’ya Everybody,
Just wanted to drop a line, have some news from the Space Painter-Chris Ramey…
1: NYC Exhibition Announcement
2: Website Re-launch: http://www.spacepaint.com
WESTSIDE GALLERY
141 WEST 21 STREET, NYC
November 15 – December 8, 2001
RECEPTION: Tuesday, November 20, 5-7PM
Video, Drinks, plus a special appearance by the Space Painter, first artist in space.
This exhibition will give an overview of Space Painter-Chris Ramey’s mission to space aboard the space shuttle with the intent to bring back a body of artworks. Included will be an actual Space Painting!
The exhibition also features work of Anne Spurgeon, Nicole Engelmann & Diana Shpungin; curated by Rachel Gugelberger.
It would be a pleasure to see you there.
Sincerely Yours,
Chris Ramey
The SPACE PAINTER
Mail to: chris@spacepaint.com
http://www.spacepaint.com
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