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Space Tramway

MiraRuido

Space Tramway

Collage
Nature
Fantasy

In 1970, a year after the successful Apollo 11 mission, NASA began designing a plan to connect an aerial tramway between the Earth and the Moon.

After a few years of work, they started building what scientists and engineers called the "Space Tram". They used the Apollo 14 mission to carry a cable to the moon and it was connected to the earth.

7/24/1974 was the day chosen for the first cable car ride from the Earth to the Moon. On board was Commander Lori, an experienced 46-year-old astronaut. All seemed to be going well, but when the tram car was only 10,000 km from the moon, the cable broke, leaving Commander Lori's car drifting aimlessly through space. Nothing could be done for her. The inertia and the shock of the cable was pulling the commander away from the Earth and the Moon. Houston lost radio contact with Lori a few minutes later; her last words were "I think I'm skipping this stop". Nothing more was ever heard from her. The Space Tramway program was cancelled and the story shrouded in silence.

Today I bring you a recreation of what the Space Tramway could have been.

format

portrait

technique

collage

duration

01:00

year

2021

Transport

MiraRuido

Spain

Joseba Elorza, also known as MiraRuido, initially studied sound engineering, but his artistic interests led him to collage, a technique he has now been practicing for over 15 years. Shortly after posting his first works online, he received his first commissions from magazines. Since then, his illustrations have appeared in publications such as Esquire, the Wall Street Journal, and The Hollywood Reporter, and in 2013, he began animating them. The artist uses collage as a technique to decontextualize common knowledge, reconfigure our senses, and blend the known past with the unknown future. His works capture snapshots of another world, where anything seems possible, and convey an ironic sense of humor toward modern society by choosing to depict ordinary, familiar things in a new and disorienting way.

In addition to these illustrations created in collaboration with the press, MiraRuido produces music videos with renowned artists and brands such as Green Day, the National Geographic Channel, and Amazon Studios. His talent has been recognized internationally, earning him prestigious awards such as the Silk Road Award (Grand Prix at the Cannes International Independent Film Festival), the Gold Medal at the New York Festivals, and several Best Music Video awards (Chicago Film Awards, Venice Shorts Film Awards, Musicbed Film Festival, and more). His works have also been exhibited at major events around the world, such as Nft.NYC (United States), Digital Paradise (China), and the Awwwards Conference (Netherlands).

Space Tramway

In 1970, a year after the successful Apollo 11 mission, NASA began designing a plan to connect an aerial tramway between the Earth and the Moon.

After a few years of work, they started building what scientists and engineers called the "Space Tram". They used the Apollo 14 mission to carry a cable to the moon and it was connected to the earth.

Today I bring you a recreation of what the Space Tramway could have been.

technique

collage

format

portrait

duration

01:00

year

2021

Transport

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