Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Mars base by Carles Marsal

Images of an early human base on Mars by Spanish digital artist Carles Marsal. More of his art here.

Mars base by Carles Marsal - closeup
Full image of the base:
Mars base by Carles Marsal

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Renders of SpaceX stainless steel Starship by Reese Wilson

Reese Wilson has created some impressive render images of SpaceX's stainless steel Starship. More of his SpaceX photos and renders on his Flickr page. Open link in new tab to view images in full resolution.

SpaceX Stainless Steel Starship above Earth by Reese Wilson

SpaceX Stainless Steel Starship by Reese Wilson

Friday, February 15, 2019

Mars dome interior by John Berkey

Picture of the Day 15/2/2019 - retro-futuristic illustration of what could be an interior view of a dome on Mars by classical future and space artist John Berkey. This illustration was done in 1975 as one of Otis Elevator Company adds. More of Berkey's art here.

Mars dome interior by John Berkey

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Hovering Porsche 911 on Mars by Chris Labrooy

Picture of the Day 12/2/2019 - Hovering Porsche 911 on Mars by British design artist Chris Labrooy. More of his art here.

Hovering Porsche 911 on Mars by Chris Labrooy
Another view from rear with a small Martian outpost visible:
Hovering Porsche 911 approaching Martian outpost by Chris Labrooy

Monday, February 11, 2019

SpaceX Super Heavy block 1 will have landing legs as Starship

Elon Musk has confirmed that the initial version (we will call it block 1) of SpaceX's Super Heavy booster will have similar landing legs as the Starship and only later versions of Super Heavy will/may land back on its launch mount. Reese Wilson has made unofficial render of the most recent design for full stack Starship & Super Heavy.
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SpaceX Starship + Super Heavy block 1 by Reese Wilson

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Heavy Mars trucks by Blackbird Interactive

Picture of the Day 9/2/2019 - painting of heavy-duty Mars trucks by Canadian game developer Blackbird Interactive (Brennan Massicotte) for its "Project Eagle" - a 3D interactive Mars base free to play on Steam and developed in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The interactive base is intended as NASA's vision of what a human base on Mars would look like in 100 years. Here are HD images from the project.
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Heavy Mars trucks painting by Blackbird Interactive, NASA JPL

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Mars base library by Tarik Keskin

Picture of the Day 7/2/2019 - a library at human base on Mars by Turkish digital artist Tarik Keskin. More of his art here.
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Mars base library by Tarik Keskin

Sunday, February 3, 2019

Saturday, February 2, 2019

Friday, February 1, 2019

SpaceX Starship infographics by Kimi Talvitie

Finnish 3D artist Kimi Talvitie, who has made some of the best comparative renders of SpaceX's stainless steel Starship, today posted 2 infographics of the Starship:

SpaceX stainless steel Starship infographic by Kimi Talvitie

SpaceX stainless steel Starship infographic by Kimi Talvitie