The Copernican Model of the universe is also known as the heliocentric model with the sun in the center of the universe. This was the first time in history that the Earth was not seen as the center of the universe, like the false idea that the Earth was flat, it took a great scientist to convince the World otherwise. This model may be seen as art, and although it is based on nature, or our solar system, we may still construct a form of art in space.
In Arthur Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise he writes about what the future may look like in the 22nd Century. His book explores a space elevator that links with an orbiting satellite, and explains the possibilities of a future in space.
Other examples of Science Fiction was in the cartoon The Jetsons that was based on a family that lived in space, had a space ship type car, and even a robot maid. These cartoons and novels allowed people to believe in the "what if" factor and also allowed for scientists to dream and explore what may be possible in the future.
One of the biggest events in the history of the world happened when the Russians launched Sputnik, a satellite, into space. The reality of what Sputnik could actually do was dwarfed by the impact of the inferiority complex the Americans took on. This led to an expansion in American math and science in schools, and also forced space exploration in America to play catch up. Americans were the first to land a person on the moon when we landed Neil Armstrong in 1969. Space is a beautiful place that we really know very very little about. The vast expansion of the many solar systems and planets in the universe allows us an art form of creativity to display what we do not really understand. This is what the Jetsons and Clarke did, and this is what scientists continue to do as they produce art forms in order to explore the possibilities of the universe.
Sources:
Eames Office. "Powers of Ten (1977)" Pyramid. YouTube. October 26, 2010. December 1, 2013. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0>
Vesna, Victoria. "Space Exploration + Art" Lecture. YouTube. July 29, 2013. December 1, 2013. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZIqTR332l8>
"The Leonardo Space Art Project Working Group" 1996 International Society for the Arts, Science, and Technology. MIT Press. December 1, 2013.
"NASA" Space Station Live. Website. November 29, 2013. December 1, 2013. <http://www.nasa.gov/>
Forde, Kathleen. "Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity" 2010 Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy, NY USA. December 1, 2013. <http://zerogravity.empac.rpi.edu/>
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