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| Working on Deimos A scientific laboratory nestled in a crater on the North Pole of Deimos, Mars' second moon, is in perfect position to observe and launch missions to The Red Planet. | ![]() |
| The Solar B Observatory A joint project of JAXA, NAOJ, NASA, Lockheed Martin, SAO and PPARC, Solar B will soon be launched to study our star at the highest resolutions. | ![]() |
| To See With New Eyes Today's most powerful, high resolution x-ray imaging telescope. | ![]() |
| In History's Way The STARDUST spacecraft makes final adjustments and braces for impact as Comet Wild-2, carrying information dating from the formation of our solar system, overtakes rapidly from behind. An adaptation from "Encounter ~ The Final Trim" for the cover of "Scientific American". | ![]() |
Mission Art created for NASA and CalTech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | |
![]() | Encounter ~ The Final Trim 2004: After its five year journey, the STARDUST spacecraft prepares to enter the coma of Comet Wild-2 and return the first samples to Earth. Get a Print! |
![]() | In The Thick Of It Now deep inside the comet's coma at closest approach to the nucleus, the spacecraft is pummeled by particles as it speeds past at 13,000 miles per hour. |
![]() | Headin' Home Mission Success! Severely pummeled but triumphantly intact, the spacecraft has now passed out of danger. Its Whipple Shields bearing the scars of battle can be easily seen as the spacecraft sails on toward home. Get a Print! |
The QuickTimeVR made from the STARDUST Panoramas. | |
3D Modeled/Rendered/Animated

This a life-sized 3D model of an island city on a terraformed Mars.
Let there be flying cars...
Home Sphere Home
Above the Poles of Barsoom Refuge
The Visitor![]()
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The Immovable Inscrutable Illuminant![]()
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