Showing posts with label Mars Exploration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mars Exploration. Show all posts

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Olympus Mons erupting

Picture of the Day 6/9/2018 - Eruption of the Olympus Mons on Mars seen by an astronaut; created by Reddit user Jason251.
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Eruption of the Olympus Mons on Mars seen by an astronaut

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Retro Mars rover illustration by Jack Coggins

Picture of the Day 4/9/2018 - Retro Mars rover illustration by Jack Coggins from "Rockets, Satellites, and Space Travel" book (1958).

Retro Mars rover illustration by Jack Coggins

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Mars exploration rover by Alexandra Hodgson

Picture of the Day 19/7/2018 - Mars exploration rover by Canadian illustrator Alexandra Hodgson. More of her concept art here.
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Mars exploration rover by Alexandra Hodgson

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Vintage poster "Expedition Mars" by Kip Ayers

Vintage style poster "Expedition Mars" featuring a family exploring Martian landscapes by freelance illustrator Kip Ayers.
More of his illustrations here.

Vintage poster Expedition Mars by Kip Ayers

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Marines on Mars - images from Space: Above and Beyond (1995) TV series

Space: Above and Beyond (1995-1996) is a one season sci-fi TV show set in the years 2063-2064 and depicting humanity's fight against an alien race attacking the first extra-solar human colony. The show focuses on a squadron of US Marine Corps space cavalry. A small part in the first episode takes place on Mars and here are some images from that part:

Marines on Mars - image from Space: Above and Beyond TV seriesMarines on Mars - image from Space: Above and Beyond TV series

Spaceship arriving to Mars - image from Space: Above and Beyond TV seriesMarines on Mars - image from Space: Above and Beyond TV series

Marines on Mars - image from Space: Above and Beyond TV seriesMarines on Mars - image from Space: Above and Beyond TV series

Marines on Mars - image from Space: Above and Beyond TV seriesMarines on Mars - image from Space: Above and Beyond TV series

Sunday, June 10, 2018

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Astronaut exploring Mars in a sandstorm by Thomas Peters

Picture of the Day 31/5/2018 - Astronaut exploring Mars in a sandstorm by graphic designer and illustrator Thomas Peters (Drell-7). More of his space art here.
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Astronaut exploring Mars in a sandstorm by Thomas Peters

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Concept art for The Martian by Steve Burg

Steve Burg did part of the concept art for sci-fi blockbuster The Martian (2015); his main focus was the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV). Here are some of his images (open link in new tab to view image in full HD resolution):

Mars base and MAV liftoff - concept art for The Martian by Steve Burg

Legs of Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) - concept art for The Martian by Steve Burg

MAV 2nd stage separation - concept art for The Martian by Steve Burg

Friday, May 11, 2018

Images from Escape from Mars (1999) TV movie

Escape from Mars (1999) is a TV movie about first human mission to Mars in 2016. Five astronauts are flying with spaceship very similar to the Space Shuttle and the mission is financed by a private corporation setting profit-oriented goals. During the voyage and on Mars they encounter near-catastrophic events but in the end find bacterial life on Mars. Escape from Mars is a low-budget TV movie, having poor special effects and weak camera job, but the acting and script is decent. Here are some images from the movie:

First selfie on Mars - Escape from Mars movie imageApproaching Mars - Escape from Mars movie image

First step: together - Escape from Mars movie imageFirst step on Mars - Escape from Mars movie image

Spaceship very similar to the Space Shuttle - Escape from Mars movie imageFuneral for one of the five astronauts - Escape from Mars movie image

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Starman on Mars by Peter DeLuce

Picture of the Day 1/4/2018 - SpaceX's Starman having his coffee on Mars and enjoying a solar eclipse by Phobos; created by illustrator Peter DeLuce. More of his art here.
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Starman with his Tesla Roadster on Mars by Peter DeLuce

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Chrash-landing on Mars by Arthur Gurin

Picture of the Day 4/2/2018 - a lone survivor amid remains of a crashed lander on Mars by Ukrainian concept artist Arthur Gurin. More of his art here.
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Remains of a crashed lander on Mars by Arthur Gurin

Sunday, December 31, 2017

Mars exploration rover concept by Matthew Savage

Picture of the Day 31/12/2017 - Mars exploration rover by British concept artist Matthew Savage. More of his art here.
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Mars exploration rover concept by Matthew Savage

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Lockheed Martin's landers on Mars by James Vaughan

Picture of the Day 14/12/2017 - Lockheed Martin's landers on Mars by photographer and concept artist James Vaughan. More of his aerospace and defense concept art here.
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Lockheed Martin landers on Mars by James Vaughan

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Martian lander docking with Mars Base Camp by James Vaughan

Picture of the Day 11/11/2017 - Lockheed Martin's Martian lander docking with Mars Base Camp (a manned station orbiting Mars) by photographer and concept artist James Vaughan. More of his aerospace and defense concept art here.
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Lockheed Martin Martian lander docking with Mars Base Camp by James Vaughan

Friday, October 20, 2017

Mars exploration rover leaving the base by Bryan Versteeg

Picture of the Day 20/10/2017 - Mars exploration rover leaving the base by Canadian concept artist Bryan Versteeg.
More of his space art here.
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Mars exploration rover leaving the base by Bryan Versteeg

Friday, September 29, 2017

Lockheed Martin's Mars lander at night

This day is rich with high quality Mars colonization concept art :)
#2 picture of the Day 29/9/2017 - Lockheed Martin's Mars lander at night.
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Lockheed Martin Mars lander at night

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Lockheed Martin's Mars Base Camp concept

In a few hours at 2017 International Astronautical Conference American aerospace, advanced technologies and defense company Lockheed Martin will give an update to its Mars Base Camp concept. If accepted by NASA the Mars Base Camp would be a manned "Mars-orbiting science laboratory where astronauts can perform real-time scientific exploration, analyze Martian rock and soil samples, and confirm the ideal place to land humans on the surface in the 2030s." The proposed mission would send humans to Mars orbit by 2028 and is "designed to be led by NASA and its international and commercial partners."

Recently Lockheed Martin has released some concept images for the mission (open link in new tab to view in full resolution):

Lockheed Martin Mars lander docked with Mars Base Camp

Lockheed Martin Mars Base Camp configuration