transmission 2 Unexpected Things Happen

"Unexpected Things Happen" improvisation by Sean P Connaughty and Matt Zaun 2006 attic studio Seward Neighborhood Minneapolis, MN USA
apocryphal account:
"In 1992 an experimental space-craft was launched by a private corporation called (censored) Due to the risky nature of the venture the (censored) decided to keep the launch a secret. The large spherical craft was a self-sustaining biosphere, which would allow the astronauts on board to sustain an oxygen environment, grow food and produce water etc. The high-temper glass sphere rotates creating artificial gravity using centrifugal force. Much like a terrarium the biotic activity balances the production of oxygen and carbon dioxide. A carefully selected sampling of life ranging from microorganisms to birds, enables the astronauts to maintain a sustainable food supply, while serving as managers of this ecosystem, harvesting when necessary and preventing runaway, biological feedback loops.
The craft was "propelled" by experimental super-magnet technology, which was activated once the craft was well outside the earth's gravitational field. The massive magnetic field of the gas giant Jupiter served as the intended draw for the super powerful magnets shielded within the ship. The craft experienced difficulties shortly after the launch. Tragically, the magnetic shielding failed and the ship was drawn off course by an unknown and unexpectedly strong magnetic source. Navigational control failed and the ship was soon lost to earthbound sensors. However, evidence suggests the life support systems remained intact. All contact was soon lost as the astronauts were drawn out of the solar system and away into deep space. In 2006 a coded transmission was captured by radio astronomers. It contained various compressed data apparently compiled by the outbound astronauts. The content of these transmissions is fragmentary and quite baffling. On the initial and superficial decoding astronomers were astonished to discover an image embedded within this string of seemingly random code. It was a series of jpegs with coordinates for placement of the images within a larger grid. When assembled in the grid the image appears to be one of the astronauts in protective gear in an environ which does not appear to be the interior of the craft. The image is accompanied by instructions for the manual creation of this image using specific pigments. This astonishing revelation seems to indicate that the lost astronauts have visited a planetary body. Instructions included the use of three pigments (PB 29), 10G(PY 3), (PW 6),. The image was assembled into grid quadrants. The artist followed the instructions for pigment ratios rendered with oil paint on panel 48x36" 2007. The artist has created four paintings based on these instructions."