I consider myself very lucky to be alive at a time when human kind is just beginning to seriously explore space. It is a great and endless frontier, one that will keep us interested in being alive and discovering the universe around us for potentially millions or even billions of years. These NASA & space art patent art designs show the depth of consideration that went into our earliest successful ventures into space, and the beauty of what it expresses - the power of our desire to push past every barrier and boundary.