Art and Astronauts
There is art on the moon... and it's Belgian. Surprised? On August 2, 1971 Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck made history as the first and only person to have their art (a three and a half inch tall aluminum sculpture of an astronaut) displayed on the moon... and no one had a clue. How did this happen?
It was not an easy task.
When the crew had returned from the moon, they mentioned the small metal man they left behind but not the man who made him. Eventually, Hoeydonck claimed his artwork on the moon, but was met with criticism instead of the praise he had expected. People were jealous he had the entire moon to himself.