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Imagining a ship that might have habitation modules, but it's so big it could be flush with the ring of the ion drive, so from behind, it looks like it's all engine, out of focus and accelerating to stars beyond...

My painting "Ignition, full thrust".

#art #scifiart #spaceart #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart #spaceflight #iondrive #ionengine #starship #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting

Imagining a ship that might have habitation modules, but it's so big it could be flush with the ring of the ion drive, so from behind, it looks like it's all engine, out of focus and accelerating to stars beyond...

My painting "Ignition, full thrust".

#art #scifiart #spaceart #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart #spaceflight #iondrive #ionengine #starship #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting

Skimming Satellites: On the Edge of the Atmosphere

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/01/22/skimming-satellites-on-the-edge-of-the-atmosphere/

Skimming Satellites: On the Edge of the Atmosphere

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/01/22/skimming-satellites-on-the-edge-of-the-atmosphere/

Liquid Metal Ion Thrusters Aren’t Easy - What do scanning electron microscopes and satellites have in common? On the face o... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/07/liquid-metal-ion-thrusters-arent-easy/ #highvoltage #liquidmetal #techhacks #galinstan #ionengine #thruster #gallium #plasma #ion

Liquid Metal Ion Thrusters Aren’t Easy - What do scanning electron microscopes and satellites have in common? On the face o... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/07/liquid-metal-ion-thrusters-arent-easy/ #highvoltage #liquidmetal #techhacks #galinstan #ionengine #thruster #gallium #plasma #ion

Liquid Metal Ion Thrusters Aren’t Easy https://hackaday.com/2024/12/07/liquid-metal-ion-thrusters-arent-easy/ #highvoltage #liquidmetal #TechHacks #Galinstan #ionengine #thruster #gallium #plasma #ion

Liquid Metal Ion Thrusters Aren’t Easy https://hackaday.com/2024/12/07/liquid-metal-ion-thrusters-arent-easy/ #highvoltage #liquidmetal #TechHacks #Galinstan #ionengine #thruster #gallium #plasma #ion

After every color variant imaginable, I suddenly have the thought of "what if...no color?". The result, which I call my "'Ignition, full thrust in black and white", is surprisingly good. Giving me "The Day The Earth Stood Still" vibes.

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceflight #ionengine #engine #rocket #starship #scifi #sciencefiction

After every color variant imaginable, I suddenly have the thought of "what if...no color?". The result, which I call my "'Ignition, full thrust in black and white", is surprisingly good. Giving me "The Day The Earth Stood Still" vibes.

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceflight #ionengine #engine #rocket #starship #scifi #sciencefiction

Ion Thrusters: Not Just For TIE Fighters Anymore - Spacecraft rocket engines come in a variety of forms and use a variety of fuels, b... - https://hackaday.com/2022/03/03/ion-thrusters-not-just-for-tie-fighters-anymore/ #engineering #originalart #ionengine #interest #science #thrust #space #probe #nasa

NASA Taps Lockheed to Bring Back a Piece of Mars - Since NASA’s Mariner spacecraft made the first up-close observations of Mars in 19... - https://hackaday.com/2022/02/14/nasa-taps-lockheed-to-bring-back-a-piece-of-mars/ #marsascentvehicle #currentevents #samplereturn #originalart #solidrocket #hydrazine #ionengine #exomars #space #rover #mars #mav