In 2009, the
International Fiber
Collaborative (IFC),
launched its latest
endeavor - THE
DREAM ROCKET
PROJECT (DRP).
Thousands of artworks
from various regions of
the world are being
collected. Eventually, all
submissions will be
connected side by side to
wrap the skeleton of a
385’ Space Launch System
(SLS) replica and will be
placed on temporary
exhibit at locations
around the United States.
→Originally, IFC’s intent
was to wrap the Saturn V
Moon rocket replica at
the U.S. Space & Rocket
Center in Huntsville, AL,
in May - June 2015,
however in October 2014,
DRP participants voted to
pivot the project to reflect
NASA’s dream rocket, the
SLS.
America’s new heavy-
lift rocket will be the
largest launch vehicle
ever built and more
powerful than the Saturn
V rocket that carried
Apollo astronauts to the
moon. The 143 ton SLS
rocket will lift more than
286,000 pounds and
provide 20% more thrust
than the Saturn V.
The first SLS mission—
Exploration Mission 1—
in 2017 will launch an
uncrewed Orion
spacecraft to demonstrate
the integrated system
performance of the SLS
rocket and spacecraft
prior to a crewed flight.
The selected themes for
submissions encourage
individuals to expand
beyond the present state
of the world and imagine
our future. Perhaps most
importantly, individuals
are challenged to imagine
their contributions to that
future.
These individual dreams
& aspirations will combine
to create a monumental
work of art, providing a
tangible demonstration of
the beauty of individuals
collaborating to meet
universal challenges.
All submitted artworks
will be placed on display
and continue traveling to
venues up until the time
that the SLS replica is
wrapped.
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Background cover: NASA
Inside upper image: NASA
