Wheel Space Station 1950 by duo
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Weel Space Station 1950
During the '50 the artist Chesley Bonestell worked with rocket scientist Wernher von Braun's original designs to paint views of a space station together with a resuable shuttle vehicle, a space taxi, and many other space objects.
Von Braun and Bonestell did not originate the concept of a wheel-shaped Space Station spinning on its axis to create artificial gravity for its inhabitants. But they probably did more than anyone to popularize the idea. Thanks to their efforts, many people today still automatically envision a
Comments (4)
Geodesic250
Very well done!
Eromanric
Very cool! Good job!
sfdex
What a wonderful homage to Von Braun and Bonestell. It was Bonestell's paintings that first got me interested in art at all. You've done an excellent job capturing the spirit of the era. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Atomic_Anvil
Bravo. Nicey done! And just what I had planned on doing! In my lap right now is the book "Blueprint for Space" (Science Fiction to Science Fact) and it devotes a full eleven pages to von Braun's designs as well as the illustrations of Bonestell and Klep. This is how space travel should have been done.