The U.S. state that has produced the fourth largest number of astronauts is set to honor four of its most accomplished space explorers with the addition of a new mural in its capitol.
The Ohio Statehouse in Columbus will soon permanently exhibit an oil painting honoring the achievements of Ohioans in space travel and exploration. The 9-foot-tall by 12-foot-wide (2.7-by-3.7-meter) mural is set to be installed inside the east stairway of the Rotunda next year.
"Ohioans in Space," created by Bill Hinch, depicts four of Ohio's 26 astronauts, as a well as a NASA flight director who also came from the state. Selected for their "achieving real firsts," the artwork pictures John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth; Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon; James "Jim" Lovell, the first astronaut to fly into space four times and first to fly to the moon twice; and Judith "Judy" Resnik, who was among the first woman to be selected by NASA to fly into space.
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