Out of this World highlights particular moments from the space age that have inspired artists — the beginning of the space age in 1957, sending astronauts to the Moon and back in 1969, seeing the whole Earth from space in 1972, and creating a better picture of our home galaxy in 1992.

 Presented Online See Online Exhibition Below Related Topics: Space Human spaceflight Art Astronomy Moon (Earth) 1957 Chelsey Bonestell's Lunar Landscape Learn More Sputnik and the Space Age Learn More Vanguard TV 3 Learn More Explorer I Satellite Learn More 1969 The Moonman Learn More NASA Art Program Learn More Apollo 11 Codices Learn More Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit Learn More What We've Left on the Moon Learn More Eugene Kranz Learn More 1972 Whole Earth and Earthrise Photos Learn More 1992 Hubble Space Telescope Learn More