The Art Of Beth Kattleman

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How is this for a story. I sent my friend Beth Kattleman some old books that I have had since a school library in rural Alberta put them on the burn pile. I just couldn't see these books go to the trash since many of them dated back to the 1920s-1950s. One of the books I grabbed was all about the Moon Probe Luna 1.

Luna 1, also known as Mechta (Russian: Мечта [mʲɪt͡ɕˈta], lit.: Dream), E-1 No.4 and First Lunar Rover,^[5] was the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Earth's Moon, and the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. Intended as an impactor, Luna 1 was launched as part of the Soviet Luna programme in 1959, however due to an incorrectly timed upper stage burn during its launch, it missed the Moon, in the process becoming the first spacecraft to leave geocentric orbit.

A malfunction in the ground-based control system caused an error in the rocket's burntime, and the spacecraft missed the target and flew by the Moon at a distance of 5900 km (more than three times the Moon's radius) at the closest point. Luna 1 then became the first human-made object to reach heliocentric orbit and was then dubbed "Artificial Planet 1"^[6] and renamed Mechta (Dream).^[7] Luna 1 was also referred to as the "First Cosmic Ship",^[6] in reference to its achievement of Earth escape velocity.

Beth has a daughter who has a birthday and a dog name LUNA of all things. It's like the stars aligned to make this piece possible. It feels cool to be a part of the creative process. Beth does amazing collage/shadow boxes using these old books. Check out her link to see more of her work.