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In April of 2024, Pat hosted an Eclipse workshop for the International Association of Astronautical Art (IAAA). IAAA artists came from all over the US and Europe to view the 4-minute total solar eclipse from central Texas. In addition to watching the eclipse, the artists visited sites of interest such as ICON, a company with a 50 million dollar contract to develop 3D printed habitats for the Moon and Mars.

Pat will receive the 2016 Ordway Award for Art at the Von Braun Memorial Symposium

Pat received the 2012 Space Education and Inspiration Award at the 2012 Galaxy Ball. The award was presented by previous recipient Bill Nye, The Science Guy, and Nick Eftimiades, FOGE Chairmain.

The LBJ presidential Library on the University of Texas campus features a one-man show of Pat's lunar themed art from May 15-September 8.

Pat and wife Linda attended the launch of SpaceShipOne from Mojave Airport. The White Knight "mothership" carrying SpaceShipOne took off just a few feet from the VIP viewing area. Viewers were later able to watch the entire rocket boost sequence with the unaided eye as well as a live telecast on a Jumbotron display. After watching the image on the screen rotate dramatically as the rocket went into a spin the image stabilized as Pilot Mike Melvill corrected the vehicle's attitude. About 30 minutes later SpaceShipOne landed on a strip very close to the viewing area. What a trip!

Astronomy magazine commissioned an illustration of Very Large Space Telescope which may be located in a permanently shadowed crater at the Moon's south pole. This illustration appeared in the October 2004 issue of the magazine.

On January 14, 2004 President George W. Bush announced a new exploration plan for the U.S. against a backdrop of exploration images - 11 of which were created by Pat Rawlings.

On October 5, 2004 a 9' x 27' mural by Pat Rawlings with assistance from Faisal Ali will be unveiled at 7 pm. This mural is the largest digital image ever produced by the artist.

The New York Times commissioned Rawlings to produce an image of a recently discovered planet around star Gliese 436. This tidally locked palnet might have a habitable zone around the terminator. The image ran as a 1/2 page cover illustration on the 9/21/04 Times' Science News section.

In this commission for Popular Mechanics the artist created a diagrammatic 2 page spread image of the Solar System.

Pat Rawlings was selected to paint the official portrait of Neil Armstrong for the 2004 Rotary National Space Achievement Award.