April 14 - June 17, 2012
Wausau
In 1958, a year after the Soviet Union launched sputnik, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration America’s efforts in the “space race” between the two nations. Within three years, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space. In 1962, NASA began inviting artists to document and interpret the accomplishments, setbacks, and sheer excitement of space exploration. In honor of NASA’s 50th anniversary, curators from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the NASA Art Program selected more than seventy artworks comprising this exhibition.
www.lywam.org 
AddressLeigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
700 N 12th St
Wausau, WI 54403
Contact InformationVoice: 715-845-7010
Event Date Detail4/14/2012-6/17/2012 Tue-Fri 9-4pm, Sat-Sun Noon-5pm.
