Posts Tagged spacecraft
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.
Galactic Rings
Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories on February 17, 2011
The spaceship ring, by EyvindsAlchemy @ Etsy
Here’s a couple of space-inspired rings for your Thursday! I guess I’m in a jewelry mood. Normally this would be my every-other-weekly crafting session, this morning, but we’re having a snow day.
Above, you can’t go wrong with lapis lazuli (the sky, the stars….) Below, a terrific wire-work spiral galaxy for the finger. (I have no desire to learn wire—more of a stringing person, myself—but it’s beautiful stuff!)
Spiral Galaxy Cocktail Sterling Silver Ring, by 3RexesJewelry @ Etsy
Concept Ships, part 3
Illustration by Phillipe Manchu
A final set of beautiful illustrations by Phillipe Manchu, via Concept Ships.
Illustration by Phillipe Manchu
Concept Ships, part 2
Illustration by Phillipe Manchu
More beautiful illustrations by Phillipe Manchu, via Concept Ships. Going for more of a battle/danger theme today, seeing as there’s just four shopping days until Christmas. You couldn’t PAY me to go to a mall this week.
Illustration by Phillipe Manchu
Concept Ships
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on December 14, 2010
Illustration by Phillipe Manchu
Found these beautiful illustrations by Phillipe Manchu via Concept Ships. Gorgeous, I’ll probably post more of his work next week. Too much good stuff!
Illustration by Phillipe Manchu
Chronicles of the Lensman
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Books & Literature on December 7, 2010
Art circa 1995. Illustration by John Berkey (1932-2008)
A beautiful illustration by John Berkey, later used as a book cover for the Chronicles of the Lensman Vol 2 compilation of E. E. “Doc” Smith’s Lensman novels, published in 1999 by the US Science Fiction Book Club. (Thanks to Sebastian for the info on this piece!)
Spacious Spacecraft
Posted by Danielle in Entertainment, Picspam on September 29, 2010
They sure built ‘em roomier back in 2001. And with more padding! Only nine years ago, and look at what a cluttered mess the ISS is! What were we thinking?! Here you see the entrance to the control deck, aboard a quite different Discovery than I featured on Tuesday.
Impact!
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on September 28, 2010
Artwork © Chris Foss, all rights reserved.
Found a couple of interesting, new-to-me works by Chris Foss — unfortunately I don’t know the titles. The above ship looks like it just had an oops had a hard landing; below, a spectacular concept of a meteor impact. (Or maybe that was the ship from the first picture?)
Artwork © Chris Foss, all rights reserved.
The Space Art of Jeff Ward
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on August 24, 2010
Outer Boundaries © Jeff Ward
I’m always keen to find new space artists to feature here, and today’s discovery is the talented Jeff Ward. His work spans science fiction, fantasy and space/astronomical, and it’s all definitely worth a look!
Among the Outer Ring © Jeff Ward
I think this one here is my favorite ↓
Spiral Galaxy © Jeff Ward
Sparkling
Posted by Danielle in News & Happenings on June 16, 2010
This video of spacecraft Hayabusa’s reentry is the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in a long, long time. It’s one minute of your day, and it’s VERY MUCH worth watching.
A group of astronomers from NASA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and other organizations had a front row seat to observe the Hayabusa spacecraft’s fiery plunge into Earth’s atmosphere. The team flew aboard NASA’s DC-8 airborne laboratory, packed with cameras and other imaging instruments, to capture the high-speed re-entry over an unpopulated area of central Australia on June 13, 2010. The Japanese spacecraft completed its seven-year, 1.25 billion mile journey to return a sample of the asteroid Itokawa.
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My name is Danielle Signor, and I am a space cadet. STS-133 NASA Tweetup Attendee!
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