Tuesday, January 8, 2019

SpaceX Starhopper, Starship and Super Heavy model comparison by Kimi Talvitie

Finnish 3D artist Kimi Talvitie has made some impressive 3D models of SpaceX's stainless steel Starhopper (the shorter test vehicle of Starship), Starship and Super Heavy booster. Here are some comparative renders of them. Open link in new tab to view image in full resolution.

SpaceX Starhopper, Starship and Super Heavy model comparison with height by Kimi Talvitie

Mars base by Bryan Versteeg

Picture of the Day 8/1/2019 - Mars base by Canadian concept artist Bryan Versteeg. More of his space art here.
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Mars base by Bryan Versteeg

Sunday, January 6, 2019

Mars mansions in a crater community

British The Sun has published an article what the human residences on Mars could look like by 2050 with architects and scientists prototyping several possible types of homes for would-be Martian colonists. All the designs are meant "to protect interplanetary homeowners from hazardous cosmic rays, space radiation and Mars' severe dust storms, as well as insulate them from the cold."

Here are images for the 1st design - mansions in a crater community. Open link in new tab to view image in full resolution.

Mars mansions in a crater community (The Sun)
Interior of the mansion:
Mars mansion interior (The Sun)

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Concept art from "Dome City" - cancelled VR adventure game set on Mars

"Dome City" was a space adventure video game project with multiplayer (rarely seen in adventure games) and virtual reality support. It was developed by a small indie game developer "Overon Station", relaying on a (unsuccessful) crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, and never left past the pre-Alpha stage. In the game three young characters would be stranded fighting for survival in a domed city on Mars abandoned for 100 years. Sad the game didn't saw its release; the concept was interesting.

Here are some concept art images and a teaser for the game project:

Dome City on Mars


Monday, December 31, 2018

SpaceX Stainless Steel Starship reaching orbit

Picture of the Day 31/12/2018 - SpaceX's stainless steel Starship with gold-coated windows reaching orbit; fan-art by Reddit user AlienWannabe.
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SpaceX Stainless Steel Starship reaching orbit

Sunday, December 30, 2018

SpaceX Stainless Steel Starship taking off from Mos Eisley by Reese Wilson

Picture of the Day 30/12/2018 - SpaceX's stainless steel Starship taking off from Mos Eisley, Tatooine (in Star Wars universe) by Reese Wilson :) More of his SpaceX photos and renders on his Flickr page.

SpaceX Stainless Steel Starship taking off from Mos Eisley, Tatooine (Star Wars) by Reese Wilson

Saturday, December 29, 2018

SpaceX Stainless Steel Starship launch by William Falconer-Beach

Picture of the Day 29/12/2018 - SpaceX's stainless steel Starship launching from Earth by William Falconer-Beach. More of his Starship renders here.

SpaceX Stainless Steel Starship launch by William Falconer-Beach