Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Mars Colonial Transporter concept by Stanley Von Medvey

Picture of the Day 24/8/16 - Concept art for SpaceX's Mars Colonial Transporter (MCT) by Stanley Von Medvey (aka bagtaggar). It's possibly the most well known fan art of MCT (more than 4 years old by now) often used in articles about the SpaceX's plans for colonizing Mars.
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SpaceX Mars Colonial Transporter concept by Stanley Von Medvey

Monday, August 22, 2016

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Render of Mars Colonial Transporter next to Falcon 9 by Zach Lynn

Picture of the Day 21/8/16 - Render of a SpaceX's Mars Colonial Transporter launcher (BFR or Big Falcon Rocket*) next to a Falcon 9 rocket, "based on the rumored dimensions", by Zach Lynn (zlynn1990).

SpaceX Mars Colonial Transporter next to Falcon 9 by Zach Lynn

* originally called "Big Fucking Rocket"

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Martian colony by Christian Hecker

Picture of the Day 18/8/16 - "Red Sands" Martian colony by Christian Hecker. More of his sci-fi art here. Click for full resolution:
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Martian colony by Christian Hecker

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Mars greenhouse by NASA

Picture of the Day 14/8/16 - Mars greenhouse by NASA.
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Mars greenhouse by NASA

Monday, August 1, 2016

HD images from Journey to Space documentary

Journey to Space is a 2015 3D documentary which "unveils a new era of unprecedented deep space exploration" presented by Boeing and Toyota. In the ending it features a good animation of NASA's Journey to Mars mission. Here are some HD quality screens of it.
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Journey to Space image - spaceship Mars orbitJourney to Space image - Mars LDSD heat shield

Journey to Space image - spaceship Mars orbitJourney to Space image - Mars heat shield

Journey to Space image - Mars landingJourney to Space image - Mars landing

Journey to Space image - Mars landingJourney to Space image - Mars base

Sunday, July 31, 2016

Mars Colonial Transporter concept by Richard Heidmann

Picture of the Day 31/7/16 - Concept art for SpaceX's Mars Colonial Transporter by Richard Heidmann from the French chapter of The Mars Society (Association Planète Mars). You can also read his speculations of the possible MCP mission architecture details here.

SpaceX Mars Colonial Transporter concept by Richard Heidmann

SpaceX Mars Colonial Transporter cockpit concept by Richard Heidmann

As the day the SpaceX CEO Elon Musk intends to unveil (at the International Astronautical Congress 26-30 September 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico) details of its 'Mars Colonial Transporter' (MCT) mission architecture is nearing, we will mostly dedicate our 'Picture of the Day' awards to the fan concept art of the MCT.

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Astronauts exploring Mars by Balazs Agoston

Picture of the Day 10/7/16 - Astronauts exploring Mars by Balazs Agoston from Hungary. More of his concept art here.
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Astronauts exploring Mars by Balazs Agoston