VIENNA.- Outer space is not only a physically extending sphere, but also a symbol: for centuries, man’s dreams and visions have been concerned with conquering the “extraterrestrial zone,” with getting to know worlds beyond Earth, and even with colonizing other planets. “Space is the Place,” proclaimed the musician Sun Ra, and hundreds of science fiction novels and movies testify to this yearning for the other, for the unknown, for the abyss of infinity, which presents itself as equally tempting and threatening. The exhibition is on view from April 01st through .August 15th, 2011 and takes place in the Kunsthalle Wien as well as in some rooms of the Natural History Museum of Vienna. Since the production of rockets in the 20th century provided us for the first time with the possibility of actually conquering the “high