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All the wonders of space and time, from ancient lands to galaxies far, far away. Contact: [email protected]
Joined May 2011
DUNE's Baron Harkonnen, illustrated by John Schoenherr, featured in Omni, July 1980.
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"He needs to know that things like that could happen in life. That could be a true story.".
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Cosplay at the World Science Fiction Convention in New York, 1967. Photos by Jay Kay Klein.
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Robert McCall's EPCOT mural "The Prologue and the Promise," 1982.
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STAR WARS art by Ralph McQuarrie, born on this day in 1929.
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The art of Ralph McQuarrie, born on this day in 1929.
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STAR TREK premiered on NBC on this day in 1966.
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On the set of ALIEN with Sigourney Weaver and Ian Holm.
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Air traffic control at Tempelhof Central Airport in Berlin, 1987.
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BLADE RUNNER production still with Rutger Hauer.
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Jeff Bezos, June 2000: “If I could do anything, I would like to go help explore space.”
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"2001: A Space Odyssey" poster art by Robert McCall, 1968.
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The art of Ralph McQuarrie, born on this day in 1929.
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R.I.P. Ken Kelly (1946-2022). You don’t have to like KISS or fantasy for his work to hold your attention.
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Illustrator Peter Elson was born on this day in 1947.
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Yoda as Santa Claus, illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie.
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Megastructures of the mind, illustrated by John Harris.
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"Children of Dune" cover art by Bruce Pennington.
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Star Trek cosplay at the World Science Fiction Convention in New York, 1967.
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Ralph McQuarrie concept art for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, 1978.
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DUNE poster from Germany, 1984. Artwork by John Berkey.
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On the set of BLADE RUNNER, designer Syd Mead reveals how much thought goes into creating a parking meter for the film.
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DUNE art by John Schoenherr, featured in OMNI, July 1980.
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All I want for Christmas is a $32,000 spaceship recliner pod from Neiman Marcus, 1982.
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John Berkey's cover art for “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” by Jules Verne, 1970.
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Mission control at Cape Canaveral during Project Gemini, March 1964.
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On the set of ALIEN, as seen in "HR Giger ARh+" by H.R. Giger, 1992.
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Nichelle Nichols as Uhura, illustrated by Kelly Freas, 1976.
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ALIEN poster from Magnetic Video, 1980. Artwork by R.M. Laslo.
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Queen poster for "News of the World," 1977. Artwork by Kelly Freas.
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An epic Paris of the future, illustrated by Moebius, aka Jean Giraud.
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Christmas in space, illustrated by Moebius, 1982.
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The art of John Harris, born on this day in 1948.
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C-3PO, aka Anthony Daniels, at the 50th Academy Awards, 1978.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour astronauts of mission STS-54 went full Star Trek for the crew's official gag portrait, June 1992.
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J.R.R. Tolkien was born on this day in 1892. Clip from a 1985 Soviet TV adaptation of “The Hobbit.”
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STAR WARS poster art by the Brothers Hildebrandt, 1977. Rest in peace, Greg Hildebrandt.
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Syd Mead's concept for Deckard's bathroom in BLADE RUNNER.
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All I want for Christmas is a $32K spaceship recliner pod from Neiman Marcus, 1982.
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DUNE art by John Schoenherr, featured in OMNI, July 1980.
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Remembering Leonard Nimoy, born this day in 1931.
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Yoda as Santa Claus in Ralph McQuarrie's art for the 1982 Lucasfilm Christmas card.
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Carrie Fisher on the set of "The Empire Strikes Back."
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Parties from the future, illustrated by Syd Mead.
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BLADE RUNNER trending is all the excuse I need to post concept art by Syd Mead.
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Illustrator Al Williamson was born on this day in 1931.
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Bruce Pennington's cover art for "Rendezvous with Rama" by Arthur C. Clarke, 1973.
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50 years ago today: In a tribute to Galileo, Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott performs the hammer-and-feather drop. With no air resistance, the objects fall at the same rate regardless of mass.
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