This “Moonman” statue is the award given by MTV during its annual Video Music Awards ceremony. The award’s design derives from the station identification that MTV used when it debuted in 1981, which included astronaut images overlain with rock music.

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Eric Long

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2010-00584

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Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

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