Arthur R. Woods- Bachelor of Arts, Mercer Universty, 1970
- CEO - Astrostrom GmbH at Astrostrom GmbH - astrostrom.ch
Arthur R. Woods
- Bachelor of Arts, Mercer Universty, 1970
- CEO - Astrostrom GmbH at Astrostrom GmbH - astrostrom.ch
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Introduction
Arthur R. Woods is an astronautical artist and independent researcher developing the Greater Earth and the Space Option concepts as well documenting the cultural dimensions of space exploration and development. He has successfully managed the spaceflight of two space art projects on the Mir space station : Cosmic Dancer sculpture in 1993 and Ars Ad Astra: the 1st Art Exhibition in Earth Orbit in 1995. Currently he is working on the Energy Emergency and the Space Energy Option. He is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics and the Moon Village Association.
Current institution
Astrostrom GmbH - astrostrom.ch
Current position
- CEO - Astrostrom GmbH
Publications
Publications (11)
Humanity is facing an imminent energy dilemma in that limited proven reserves of fossil fuels could be exhausted at mid-century, and no current alternative terrestrial energy options can be sufficiently scaled to achieve the goal of divesting from fossil fuels by 2050, as called for by many governments and international organizations to address the...
At the 59th IAC in Glasgow, a paper was presented describing two studies being carried out by Commission VI of the International Academy of Astronautics on the impact of space activities upon society. One of these studies sought to discover the hopes, aspirations and expectations of those outside the space field – the person in the street – regardi...
Science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke could not have been more perceptive in 1968 when he wrote:
The challenge of the great spaces between the worlds is a stupendous one, but if we fail to meet it, the story of our race will be drawing to a close. Humanity will have turned its back upon the still untrodden heights and will be descending again the...
As human civilization is extended beyond the planet, its culture will be altered by the conditions of the new environment. This article examines the development of sculpture as a terrestrial art form and the ways in which its creation and perception have been influenced by the "gravity constant." The author discusses the evolution of his Cosmic Dan...
The authors discuss the progress of the Orbiting Unification Ring-Space Peace Sculptures (OUR-SPS), a project of the OURS Foundation. The OUR-SPS have been designed in accord with both the astronomical sign of the planet Earth and an ancient sign of peace and unity. The sculptures also communicate to a global audience that the development of outer...
On September 3, 1995, Ars ad Astra the first art exhibition in Earth orbit was launched to the Mir space station under the auspices of the European Space Agency (ESA) in the context of the EUROMIR 95 mission. Artists from around the world were invited to submit artworks measuring 21 x 30 cm and dedicated to the theme "Space and Humanity". The proje...
On May 22, 1993, the «Cosmic Dancer» a painted sculpture created by the author (the Swiss-American artist Arthur Woods) was launched to the Russian Mir space station on a Progress rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Freed from the force of gravity which causes any sculpture on Earth to rest or be positioned in a certain way, the «Cos...
Inflatable space structures and proposals for large orbital sculptures seem to have been strictly interrelated. Not only have essentially all such space art projects been based on the use of inflatables, but past use of such flexible-wall, expandable space structures has been associated with those effects that have caused the main criticism applied...
