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Solar System Travel Posters

Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on August 29, 2008

Retro-Future Travel Posters to the Nine Planets

My husband pointed out this great blog post, featuring travel posters to other times and places, real and fictional. One of the artists showcased is Steve Thomas, whose solar system travel posters are simply captivating. These are but a few, and you can get them all (plus Rivendell!) in large-format calendar form for 2009! Fantastic stuff, I hope to see more from him soon!

jupiter, mars, mercury, neptune, planets, pluto, retro, retro-futurism, saturn, solar system, space tourism, spaceflight, uranus, venus

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Space Couture Design Contest

Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories on July 6, 2006

This contest first made a splash last month — as seen on SPACE.com — as Rocketplane, one of many spaceflight companies developing their own launch vehicles, realized that space tourists may not want to go the traditional route, when it comes to attire:

“Rocketplane made the fundamental design decision to fly in a true ‘shirtsleeve environment’ very early in the development program,” explained Chuck Lauer, Vice President of Business Development for Rocketplane, based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

“In our view, not having to wear bulky pressure suits, helmets or breathing masks will enhance the customer’s space flight experience,” Lauer told SPACE.com.