As we gathered the artwork for the Dreamer and Exploration art spacesuits, we also invited the children to participate in our 'Earthrise ~ Spaceship Earth' project.

 

Created in honor of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8, Earthrise celebrates the iconic image captured on Christmas Eve 1968 ~ our home planet rising above the Moon's horizon. The project brings the children’s artwork together around the image's powerful, unifying message: in this one view, we experience the reality of “who and where” we all live in space.

 

Like the mission of the Exploration art spacesuit, Earthrise invites children to create something beautiful and meaningful, while reflecting on the shared and special place we all call home ~ Spaceship Earth.

 

The children's artwork was brought to life as a large-scale digital video by our friends at ABlok Interactive Experiences, accompanied by the original music "Earth Moon" by composer Amanda Lee Falkenberg. The video was shared with the children, and was debuted on the IMAX screen at the Kennedy Space Center as part of an Apollo 8 anniversary celebration.