Satellite reaches orbit with artwork etchings

The UKube-1 satellite, built by made by Clyde Space and the UK Space Agency, went to space last week on a Russian Soyuz rocket. It was the first Scottish satellite and one of the first satellites to have art etched on a side panel:  L.A. gallery iam8bit creates first-ever satellite art, launching into space Tuesday – San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

I reported on the artwork project last year: Satellite going to space with pop-art whimsy – Space-for-All.

The art was created by Jon Gibson and Amanda White of iam8bit Productions in Los Angeles.

Here’s a brief video showing how the etchings would look to a space visitor: