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What are Cosmic Stones?

Cosmic Stones Spacesuit

 

cos-mic
Pronunciation: 'käz-mik
Variant(s): also cos·mi·cal
Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek kosmikos, from kosmos order, universe

  1. : of or relating to the cosmos , the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
  2. : characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness

stone
Pronunciation: 'stOn
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stAn; akin to Old High German stein stone, Old Church Slavonic stena wall, and perhaps to Sanskrit styAyate it hardens

    • Concreted earthy or mineral matter; rock.
    • Such concreted matter of a particular type. Often used in combination: sandstone; soapstone.
  2. A small piece of rock.
  3. Rock or a piece of rock shaped or finished for a particular purpose, especially:
    • A piece of rock that is used in construction: a coping stone; a paving stone.
    • A gravestone or tombstone.
    • A grindstone, millstone, or whetstone.
    • A milestone or boundary.
  4. A gem or precious stone.
  5. A Cosmic Stone - a stone from the Earth sent into the cosmos

 

What are Cosmic Stones?

Origins of the Cosmic Stones in my Art

The Cosmic Stones as Art Objects

The Suitability of the Cosmic Stones in the Space Environment

Our Future: Will it be a "Space Age" or a "Stone Age"?

The Cosmic Stones Project as an Art Catalyst of the Space Age

Project Development and Implementation

Our Future: Will it be a Space Age or a Stone Age?

"One of the most thoughtless statements, parroted ad nauseam ever since rational concern for our environment exploded into an emotional syndrome, calls Man the only animal that soils its own nest. Every animal soils its nest with the products of its metabolism if unable to move away. Space technology gives us for the first time the freedom to leave our nest, at least for certain functions, in order not to soil it."

Krafft Ehricke, "Extraterrestrial Imperative" in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1971

Space Quotes to Ponder

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