Martian "Rust Valley" by Pat Fix

Picture of the Day 24/10/2016 - sketch of a Martian "Rust Valley" by Polish concept artist Pat Fix. More of her sketches here.

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SpaceX ITS spaceship docking with International Space Station

Picture of the Day 21/10/2016 - another fun picture (the first one here) about SpaceX's Interplanetary Transport System :) ... ITS spaceship docking with the International Space Station (ISS); created(?) by Reddit user __Rocket__.

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Mars shuttle concept by Nenad Gojkovic

Picture of the Day 18/10/2016 - Mars surface to/from Low Mars orbit shuttle by Serbian concept artist Nenad Gojkovic. More of his concept art here.

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Domed atrium at Mars base by Bryan Versteeg

One of the most talented modern space artists Bryan Versteeg has created a few concept images of a domed atrium at Mars base for Mars One project. More of his space art here.

SpaceX Mars Vehicle in comparison with International Space Station

Picture of the Day 11/10/2016 - simple as that: SpaceX Mars Vehicle in comparison with International Space Station (ISS); obtained from Reddit.

Cleaning Mars greenhouse after the sandstorm by Raymond Cassel

Picture of the Day 8/10/2016 - Cleaning Mars greenhouse after the sandstorm by American illustrator and artist Raymond Cassel.
More of his art here.

Mars base by Mondolithic Studios

Picture of the Day 6/10/2016 - a Martian base by Mondolithic Studios (Chris Wren & Kenn Brown) for National Geographic magazine. Note the old Curiosity rover stuck in the sand :)

Early SpaceX base on Mars by Sam Chivers

British illustrator Sam Chivers has created some illustrations of an early SpaceX base on Mars, before Interplanetary Transport System (ITS) becomes operational. These illustrations were made for an article in The Economist about Elon Musk's Martian plans.

SpaceX spaceship at Mars base by Bryan Versteeg

Picture of the Day 29/9/16. It was inevitable Elon Musk's presentation of SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System will inspire a lot of fan art based around the design of the Mars Vehicle (could we call the "ship" part of Interplanetary Transport System by the old name - Mars Colonial Transporter?). One of the first is made by talented modern space artist Bryan Versteeg - a Mars base built around a landed SpaceX Mars Colonial Transporter.

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Official schematics for Interplanetary Transport System by SpaceX

Today SpaceX CEO Elon Musk finally detailed his plan of building an Interplanetary Transport System (formerly known as "Mars Colonial Transporter") for colonization of Mars and beyond. Here are some schematics and images from his presentation.
His full presentation you can watch here and download as PDF here.

Launch of Interplanetary Transport System by SpaceX

Picture of the Day 27/9/16 - Launch of Interplanetary Transport System (formerly known as "Mars Colonial Transporter") spaceship. Official design by SpaceX.

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Full video preview here:

Mars Colonial Transporter next to ISS by Nathan Koga

Picture of the Day 25/9/16 - Render image of SpaceX's Mars Colonial Transporter (as part of Interplanetary Transport System) concept next to the International Space Station by L2 (NASASpaceFlight.com) member Nathan Koga. Note a Dragon 2 is also docked at ISS.

Martian medic by Phil Smith

Picture of the Day 22/9/16 - a Martian medic trying to help wounded astronaut by American artist Phil Smith. More of his art here.

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BFR 1st stages landing back on Earth by Stanley Von Medvey

Picture of the Day 19/9/16 - Concept art for SpaceX's Mars Colonial Transporter (or "Interplanetary Transport System"?) launcher (BFR or Big Falcon Rocket*) 1st stages landing back on Earth by Stanley Von Medvey (aka bagtaggar).

* originally called "Big Fucking Rocket"

Red Dragon landing on Mars by Chris Monson

Picture of the Day 15/9/16 - Concept art for SpaceX's Red Dragon landing on Mars by computer designer Chris Monson.
More of his art here.

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Mars Colonial Transporter concept by Lazarus Luan

Picture of the Day 14/9/16 - Concept art for SpaceX's Mars Colonial Transporter by game designer Lazarus Luan.

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Astronaut falling in Martian canyon by Michał Karcz

Picture of the Day 11/9/16 - an unlucky astronaut falling in a Martian canyon by Polish digital artist Michał Karcz. More of his art here.

Mars Colonial Transporter concept by Nathan Koga

Some render images of SpaceX's Mars Colonial Transporter concept by L2 (NASASpaceFlight.com) member Nathan Koga.

Mars terraforming station by Mateusz Katzig

Picture of the Day 6/9/16 - Mars terraforming station by British/Polish digital artist Mateusz Katzig. More of his art here.

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Mars Colonial Transporter concept by Euan Gray

Picture of the Day 1/9/16 - Concept art for SpaceX's Mars Colonial Transporter by Euan Gray - a spaceship with Bigelow inflatable modules and several Dragon landers.

Illustrated movie posters for The Martian

Came across some pretty impressive illustrated movie posters for The Martian (2015):

More stuff from The Martian:  ►Trailers  ►HD images  ►Quotes  ►Concept art

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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Mars greenhouse by Tazio Bettin

Picture of the Day 22/8/16 - Mars greenhouse by Italian illustrator Tazio Bettin for Mars Colony: 39 Dark role-playing board game. More of his art here.

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).

* originally called "Big Fucking Rocket"

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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Fan visualization of Mars Colonial Transporter arriving at Mars

Soviet cosmonauts on Mars by Klaus Bürgle

Picture of the Day 16/8/16 - Soviet cosmonauts on Mars by German sci-fi artist Klaus Bürgle. More of his retro futuristic art here.

Mars greenhouse by NASA

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

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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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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.

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.

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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