Students of the Past Future

The rubber boots make it.

England - 1960s - Philip Howard

Star Wars Parade

I think those are kitchen gloves, spray painted black. Crafty.

1970s - @ House of Mirth

Mardi Gras

I think he can see us. 

New Orleans

1967

from sidewaysglances

To the glory of Communism

Russian communism may have worked out badly, but you just can't touch their propaganda. This is beautiful. The open hands, throwing rocket victoriously into space. The look on his face, proud but good natured and human. The limitless reaches of space, waiting to be explored. Is it any wonder it's so primarily the Russians keeping the ISS stocked and manned?

USSR

from RussiaTrek

Astronaut Training

Okay, now, that's just fucking cool looking. I intend to appropriate this graphic at the next opportunity.

San Diego

from the San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives

Planet of the Knob Heads

Why? Why do they want human women so very badly? Robots, aliens, creatures from black lagoons, they all want those Earthly babes.

Cover of Science Fiction Magazine

1939, illustrator Frank R. Paul

from Ski-Ffy

Laughstronauts

Back in 1985, when I was 9 and Hurricane Kate shut down all the schools, my Aunt Lynn took my sister and I down to watch the shuttle blast off. It was the Atlantis, and there people right here rode it into space. I wonder if they laugh a lot in space. I wonder if it blew their mind every time they lifted off.

STS-61-B Crew

1985

from Retro Spaces Images

Valeriy V. Polyakov

When you live in space, this is what your house looks like.

Mir Space Station

1994

from The Atlantic

Space Ring

I don't know quite what's going on here, but it makes me happy to look at it.

Russian Space Magazine for Children

1964

from Joey's Dream Garden's flickr stream

Touching

If I have a favorite pop-culture referencing visual artist, it may be this one. I love that they included Buster.

Hands

2011, artist Fro

from Fro Design Co

Crops

Where are you going so fast in your space farm?

artist, Paul Alexander

from x-ray delta one's flickr stream

keep in touch

I'm inspired. I'm going to put this aside for a bit and work on a personal letterhead. Want mail? Send your street address and two questions for me to answer (I have to have something to write about, right?) to me at drunkonpabst at gmail dot com.

Ray Bradbury's Letterhead

from Swann Galleries Auction,

seen on Letterheady,

that side suggested by nursing buddha, abridged

Home from Above

I have a lot of little things to say about this. First, the view out of my window at work looks pretty sad after looking at this photo. Second, did you know a bunch of astronauts have a rock band called Max Q? That may be my second favorite random theme band after the Rock Bottom Remainders. Anyway, Dr. Dyson here is one of their lead vocalists. Third, it looks like casting Sigourney Weaver in Alien was pretty damn realistic. Fourth, and most importantly, there are people living in space! Constantly orbiting Earth! They are up there right now! In space! It blows my little mind.

Motherfuckin SPACE. Tracy Caldwell Dyson on the International Space Station

2010

from NASA

HE PLAYED WITH DOLLS

This woman, climbing a space ladder in her cocktail dress, has awesome horrorface. Also, I dig her earrings.

Amazing Stories Magazine

1952

from Luminist

lunar surface extravehicular activity

I can't imagine looking at the Moon and saying to yourself, "Yeah, I was there."

Astronaut James Irwin on the MFing Moon

1971

from George Eastman House

Get Out of My Sky

Some classic sf was hopeful and bright. Some, not so much.

Science Fiction collection
1957
from cdrummbks' flickr stream

The Junction to Everywhere

You should click on this one and take another, larger look at it. You don't see a lot of collage work in classic comics.

"This Man, This Monster!" Fantastic Four #51
1966, artist Jack Kirby
from Kitsune Noir

The Battle of LA

The facts, Jack: weeks after Pearl Harbor, a huge craft was spotted coming in low over Los Angeles. It was hit by spotlights and photographed. While it sat over the city, nearly motionless, and in plain view of thousands of folks, the army started shooting anti-aircraft guns at it. Thousands of rounds. 6 people died and shrapnel rained down. None of it was from the visitor, however, who eventually cruised off over Long Beach and disappeared into the night.

Los Angeles, CA
1942
from The Biggest Secret

UFO Sightings Chart

Okay, sir, was it more like a pie plate or a man's hat?

Paperwork from Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence
1967
from the National Archives UK

Field Columbian Museum Moon Model

Holy crap, the Moon is here!

Chicago, Illinois
1898
from The Field Museum Library