Posts Tagged retro
Russia on the Moon
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Picspam on November 4, 2011
To Other Worlds! - Detgiz, Russia
A beautiful illustration from the 1950s of a Russian expedition to the lunar surface. Ah, that retro-future! Image courtesy of Dark Roasted Blend.
Roundabout Rocket
Digital artwork by Franco Brambilla
I’ve featured Franco Brambilla once before, with his terrific alien-invaded vintage postcards. He was kind enough to point me to this image: a rocket in a roundabout? Indeed, the aliens have landed! (Maybe it’s a monument.)
Space Age Lodge
Posted by Danielle in Advertising & Media, Picspam on October 12, 2011
Why? Because it’s a motel for Martians, that’s why! Image courtesy of x-ray delta one.
Blue Quasar 9000
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Picspam on September 30, 2011
My personal opinion of rockets is, the POINTIER, the BETTER. This Retro Rocket art print by Michael Murdock fits the bill nicely!
Young Ivan Learns About Space
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on September 15, 2011
Image courtesy of x-ray delta one @ Flickr
An intriguing illustration from 1970 shows a young boy (who reminds me ever so much of Ivan, the protagonist of The Humpbacked Horse), learning about the Earth and Moon. A Soviet rocket model stands in the foreground. Learn well, young Ivan!
Aircraft of Uranus
Posted by Danielle in Books & Literature, Picspam on September 1, 2011
Aircraft of Uranus, photo by x-ray delta one @ Flickr
Interesting aircraft designs – seems like the gaseous atmosphere of Uranus would clog those engines, but maybe not… as someone on Flickr pointed out, we’ll never know the details without page 238!
And yes, I realize I’m setting myself up for all sorts of tomfoolery in the comments by mentioning this planet.
Is it a spaceship?
Posted by Danielle in Books & Literature, Picspam on August 25, 2011
What do you think? Is this a spaceship? Because it reminds me of a toy my little sister had as a baby… or maybe a cat toy. A hamster ball?
Let the dust jacket copy of this 1958 adventure convince you:
SPEED-AND MORE SPEED-go into the mammoth project of completing Tom Swift Jr.’s newest type of spaceship. It is a race against time and the stakes are high. First, Tom’s foreign enemies appear ready to launch a manned moon rocket of their own. Second, the young inventor’s friends on another planet propose a rendezvous in outer space, in the desperate hope that Tom and his scientist associates can help them conquer the unknown disease that threatens life on their planet.
From the first test flight to the day the Challenger roars moonward, Tom meets with frustrations and sinister perils, more challenging than he has ever encountered. In a neck-and-neck race with the enemy’s rocket ship, Tom’s fabulous invention, the super-repelatron, plays a dramatic part in heading off a crash landing on the bleak planet. One of the greatest thrills of the young space pioneer’s life comes when he guides the Challenger alongside his planet friends’ spaceship.
In this fast-moving, gripping drama of Tom’s double victory in outer space you will find all the exciting elements that have made the Tom Swift Jr. series the Number One choice of boys who thrill to mystery and adventure.
— TomSwift.info
Opinions? Please comment! Do you have a scan of a less-spaceship-y spaceship? Please share!
Visions of the Future
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on May 3, 2011
The Bridges Between the Worlds, by J.J. Grandville
I love this illustration by J.J. Grandville, The Bridges Between the Worlds — found via BBC News. This is one of many science fiction illustrations on display at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds.
Retro Shuttle
A simple offering for your Tuesday: some terrific promotional artwork for the Space Shuttle program. (Probably from the late 1970s.)
Space Craft
Needle felted Hubble Servicing Mission 4 EVA 4, by FlyingJenny
Part two of my NASA Etsy contest feature, this first image is a needle-felted rendition of Hubble Servicing Mission 4, EVA 4 by the highly talented FlyingJenny. Beautiful work!
This is a needle felted rendition of a scene from the Hubble Servicing Mission 4, which took place in May of 2009. Specifically this wool sculpture shows the fourth Extra Vehicular Activity, or spacewalk, of that mission. This spacewalk was conducted by astronauts Mike Massimino (the first astronaut to send a tweet from space, also known as @Astro_Mike) and Mike Good, whose nickname is Bueno. One of the memorable moments of this EVA was when one of Hubble’s handrails was in the way and they were unable to remove it. After much deliberation and testing on the ground, Mike Massimino was given the okay to forcibly break off the handrail- as people all over the world watched with great interest.
Next up, an unusual (but AWESOME) decoupage necklace:
The stars my destination..., by ergane
Wear your deep pride for the first walk on the moon (and Apollo space missions!) with this, “The stars my destination” decoupaged necklace…Postage and vintage dictionary paper were applied by me, and my fingers, onto vintage watch crystals, and a few watch parts (disguised as satellites) are also part of this delicious fest of aqua and pearls and moon beams…reach for the sky, cowboy!
Finally, slightly more subtle, a lovely starry side-table:
Northstar Table, by colleenwhiteley
What I love about this table is that, once you locate the North Star and press it, a secret drawer is revealed:
The circular brass inlay represents the stars in the night sky on the evening of the first moon landing, and identifying the “North Star” is the key to opening the hidden drawer.
Northstar Table, by colleenwhiteley
Don’t forget to vote today in the NASA Etsy contest!
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