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.
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Thursday, October 6, 2016
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 :)
Sunday, October 2, 2016
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.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
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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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
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.
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.
Full video preview here:
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Full video preview here:
Sunday, September 25, 2016
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.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
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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Monday, September 19, 2016
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"
* originally called "Big Fucking Rocket"
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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.
More of his art here.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016
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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Sunday, September 11, 2016
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.
Friday, September 9, 2016
Mars Colonial Transporter concept by Nathan Koga
Some render images of SpaceX's Mars Colonial Transporter concept by L2 (NASASpaceFlight.com) member Nathan Koga.
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
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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Thursday, September 1, 2016
Mars Colonial Transporter concept by Euan Gray
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Illustrated movie posters for The Martian
Came across some pretty impressive illustrated movie posters for The Martian (2015):
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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Monday, August 22, 2016
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.
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).
* originally called "Big Fucking Rocket"
* 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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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
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.
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Mars greenhouse by NASA
Picture of the Day 14/8/16 - Mars greenhouse by NASA.
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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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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.
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.
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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Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Martian colonies by 2116 according to Boeing
Celebrating its 100th anniversary Boeing released a 30" TV commercial briefly depicting the world in 2116. According to Boeing there will be human colonies and a space elevator on Mars by then :)
Sunday, July 3, 2016
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Mars colony by Erik van Helvoirt
Picture of the Day 18/6/16 - A well-established Martian colony by Erik van Helvoirt from Netherlands. More of his concept art here.
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Monday, May 30, 2016
Soviet lander on Phobos by Maciej Rebisz
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Martian landscapes by Ludek Pesek
Here are some of the best paintings of Martian landscapes by Czech space artist and illustrator Ludek Pesek (1919-1999).
More of his Mars art here.
More of his Mars art here.
Noctis Labyrinthus
Southern part of the Olympus Mons caldera
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