Andor started one year ago today with the first Ferrix arc (3 episodes).
For the occasion, my piece on the history of the Arrestor Cruiser, from 1974 to Andor, is available to everyone.
"This is the short story of a design that took more than four decades to go from paper to screen. It is also an opportunity to pay tribute to the late designer Colin Cantwell."
A quick test this evening of Blender Guppy's "Random Starship" #blender addon + trying out the Physical Atmospheres and Celestial Object addons for the first time as well.
Stargate Universe started 14 years ago today on Syfy.
Some didn't like the change of style for Stargate, others (and me) regretted that the second & last season ended on a cliffhanger. In any case, it was the beginning of the end of a golden era for Stargate. #scifi#stargate#universe#syfy#spaceship#destiny
Star Trek: Lower Decks is back!
The first two episodes of Season 4, "Twovix" and "I Have No Bones, Yet I Must Flee", are now available on Paramount+. #startrek#lowerdecks#scifi#spaceship
In 2014, NASA presented a concept paper called "Conventional and Bimodal Nuclear Thermal Rocket (NTR) Artificial Gravity Mars Transfer Vehicle Concepts" that included this design.
I do like me a big ship, as they're easy to repurpose for near-term SF and RPGs. We're not particularly near seeing this in the real world for the usual reasons.
Star Trek: Enterprise is 22 years old today.
NX class, early design by John Eaves
"My boss Herman Zimmerman had found a shape he liked in one of Syd Mead's many books, and thus had me translate the shape into a starship... I was so glad that after he saw it on paper, he changed his mind and we started to pursue a more traditional starship look." #startrek#enterprise#spaceship#conceptart#design#nxclass
Foundation (Season 2, 2023): Cloudship of the Cloud Dominion, art by Wayne Haag (The Fifth Element, Alien covenant)
The spaceship designs in this sophomore season are as wonderful as in the first, if not more so. #scifi#foundation#spaceship#conceptart#appletv