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For a long time, space remained unknown and unexplainable, yet through the work of both artists and scientists, a vast amount of knowledge regarding space has been produced and communicated throughout society. What stood out to me from this week’s material was how great of an impact art has had on the understanding and exploration of space, as artistic fictitious ideas, such as Arthur Clarke’s Space Elevator, have actually been turned into reality. What was once an idea in a scifi novel excited and encouraged the minds of engineers, such as Jerome Pearson, to publish technical papers on the concept.  Image of Clarke's Space Elevator from wired.com Artists can further be seen as the “fuel of space exploration” as commented by Annick Bureaud, a member of the Leonardo Space Art Project, through the early works of Chelsey Bonestell. One of his many space paintings, Saturn from Titan, was one of the first pieces of space art that truly conveyed to the masses the realnes...

FINAL PAPER STUDY GUIDE The review session for the final was very helpful as it laid out the best way to prepare for writing my final paper and provided ways to help generate ideas. Below is my plan to move forward and intended schedule: Week 9: June 1 & 2 Compile and read through blogs to find pattern of interest Think about what I have learned in my Communication Studies major and Entrepreneurship minor to brainstorm ideas for final  Perhaps tie in past internship experience in technology industry June 3 Choose the topic/scientific innovation I want to focus on based on the brainstorm list Collect references and perform research to select which artist I want to focus on that relates to the same subject Week 10: June 4 Write intro and form argument/structure  June 6 Meet with TA to go over outline for final paper June 8/9 Write out paper using the outline and sources gathered from prior week Background - historical references...