Posts Tagged rockets
Off to the Moon
Posted by Danielle in Books & Literature, Picspam on February 3, 2012
A terrific Moon rocket from 1930. Off to the Moon? If only, if only….
Cosmic Flights
Posted by Danielle in Books & Literature on January 4, 2012
I just love these Soviet space illustrations from Flight into Cosmic Space, circa 1949 (and hey, they were posted on my birthday, so happy belated to me!) Above is a space station (or a cosmic-sized ring, your choice), and below is said station with a rocket launching away from it. Check out the post at Dreams of Space for more images!
Before Liftoff
The colors and lighting in this illustration by James Bama are just gorgeous. Created for a book cover in 1964, Countdown for Cindy by Eloise Engle. “The thrilling story of Nurse McGee’s mercy mission to a space station on the moon.” (Thanks to @susanjsteward for the detective work!)
Image via x-ray delta one.
Interplanetary Cruisin’
The Inter-Planet Cruiser… by Buick. If it comes down to the known vehicle companies making new space-faring vehicles, I think I’d still buy an import. [shrug] Maybe that’s just me.
Image via x-ray delta one.
More Retro-Future
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Picspam on November 9, 2011
Galactic Manoeuvre, by Nikolai Nedbailo
Two more Russian retro-future images, because I just can’t get enough of this stuff. Image quality isn’t the best on these, but they’re still beautiful to look at! Images 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.)
Star Jets
I love this illustration of my favorite part of Tomorrowland! A thoughtful souvenir, from someone who clearly knows my fairly obvious if you read this blog tastes.
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!
Space in 1938
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Books & Literature on September 22, 2011
Would NOT want to be the guy pulling the lever, seems like you might get a little toasty when it takes off….
Posted by x-ray delta one, with permission from Paul Malon.
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!
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My name is Danielle Signor, and I am a space cadet. STS-133 NASA Tweetup Attendee!
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