From Richard Siken's "anyway"

At some point in our species’ future, a human will walk up to the Opportunity rover, clear the dust off of her solar array, and wake her up.

This probably won’t happen in my lifetime, but it will happen, and when it does, it will be incredible.

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Buzz Aldrin carried this copy of the UN's "Outer Space Treaty" with him on Apollo 11's mission to the Moon.

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Cologne Commentary on Space Law.

Embroidered snowy steps>

i'm not the praying sort, but i'll probably always have a soft spot for the astronaut's prayer

Farhad Moshiri (b.1963) - Falling Star. 2014. Acrylic beads and crystal on canvas on board.