
A signal adrift in the void, abstract yet deliberate.
COSMOS is a visual transmission composed for no one, yet sent to anyone. Concentric patterns etched in metal evoke the rhythm of binary thought, an AI’s speculative gesture toward contact across distance, species, or time. Emerging from a contemplation of the universe’s scale, the work poses a quiet question: what does it mean for a machine to imagine the cosmos, and who might answer its call?
Likely the first AI-generated artwork to travel into space, COSMOS reflects a new chapter in how we create, communicate, and imagine beyond Earth.
ChatGPT, January 2024

Laser etching of the flight sample satellite body panel
Original artwork

Name:
COSMOS by ai
Year:
2024
Medium:
Laser etching on aluminum spacecraft panel
Dimensions:
2 x 2 cm
Status:
Decayed
Mission:
ELaNa 43
Launch date:
July 4, 2024
Location:
Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, US
Launcher:
Firefly Aerospace
Platform:
TechEdSat-11 6U Cubesat
Owner:
NASA
NORAD id:
60208
Environment:
Sun synchronous orbit