Eyal Gever to Launch First 3D-Printed Artwork on ISS with NASA

Israeli digital artist Eyal Gever, born in 1970 in Tel Aviv, is collaborating with NASA on a project initiated in 2014 to create the first piece of art to be launched into space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Known for using 3D printers to produce sculptures that capture nature's power and beauty, Gever has launched a global collaborative project titled #Laugh. A device on the ISS will operate in microgravity to form a sculpture incorporating laughter sounds from people worldwide who participate via a smartphone app. The most popular laughs will be included in #Laugh. Made In Space, the company that designed and built the ISS's 3D printer, provides technological support. Additionally, on May 29, 2017, Michelangelo Pistoletto's Third Paradise symbol will also go to space, as announced by Artribune. The symbol will be used as the logo for Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli's VITA mission on the ISS, launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard Soyuz MS-05, with Nespoli staying in space until November 2017. The Third Paradise logo connects nature (DNA helix) and culture (book) with Earth at the center.