Published: August 11, 2008 in design » art by Thomas Baekdal
Have you ever wondered what it would be like, if we had been much more determined to venture out into our solar system? Artist Steve Thomas has with his vintage "Rocketship Tours" poster collection. Anyone up for skiing on Pluto?
(via Conceptart.org and Steve Thomas's website)
WRONG
At least one other person got the point.
Lovely! I'd like the posters, and the tours. ;D
to #3: the comment about Pluto not being a planet, neither is the MOON, which is also featured. Pluto is however a major part of the collective consciousness of humanity and will always hold a special place in my heart.
These are absolutely incredible. Thank you for making them.
About Pluto not being a planet.... It WAS a planet when the poster was made.
Who know's... with a new administration in charge of NASA, it may again BE A Planet, Again.
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Time heals all wounds...
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Pluto is still named Pluto, whether it's considered one of the planets in the solar system or not. It all fits in with nostalgia for a future we never had. It's fine with me.
These are stunning. Are they available for sale?
http://www.zazzle.com/stevethomas
Apparently you can get prints here.
These are fabulous, each has a feeling of authenticity as well as being a great fun idea. Venus and Pluto are my favourites.
1950's vintage si-fi space art.........love those spaceships....German V2 rockets & jet airplanes....
Pluto used to be a planet.
truly magnificent art work, it leaves me with a tremend desire to travel, to go further, to forget of boundries and limits, again, great work!
where's Nibiru??
Cool posters. If we could only unite nations then this poster will no longer be just a far fetched artist's imagination.
Beautiful.
As labels, these would look great on my Louis Vuitton steamer trunk!
Sign me up!
posters r excelllent,its just too bad there's always a sour grape that has to spoil things by the pluto planet controversy.just enjoy it and never mind trying to show your intelligence
Pluto was also a Disney character.
I loved the posters!
I managed to get a Radebaugh poster from the US (I'm in the UK). These are of a similar ilk and it would be great if they could be made available as poster sized prints like my Radebaugh.
Be a truffle pig and promote yourself and get them made available. KP
Pluto and the moon aren't planets, no. But where in the post does it say that it's a "planets" tour? It just says "Rocketship Tours". Just enjoy the darn pictures and shut your trap.
There ought to be a little "999" on that "Milky Way Lines" train...
Also, Lockheed Martin blocks access to the Steve Thomas Art website. Apparently the people who build spaceships for a living are not supposed to be looking at pictures of spaceships!
Yes, I realize that Pluto is no longer considered a planet, but I grew up with it being true in countless text books and on many posters of the solar system. I couldn't leave it out of the series.
Onto my next project - whatever that might be.
Pluto is not and never was a planet, pretending it is is pointless sentimentalism.
On the other hand, the art is great and who cares.
Pluto is not and never was a planet, pretending it is is pointless sentimentalism.
On the other hand, the art is great and who cares.
What type of art is this? It is amazing.
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