Tag Archives: Cosmonaut

Living in the International Space Station

January 18th, 2016 | Space

living in the international space station

Sunita Williams guides us through life on the International Space Station in this 30-minute video, which was filmed back in 2012 as part of mission 32/33. It’s really fascinating to observe the adaptations that must be made to live in a gravity-free environment…
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from the bathroom operations to exercise needed to maintain bone density. Human life really isn’t made for life in space, but these researchers are actively searching for the best methods to make it function.
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Current work on the ISS will undoubtedly pave the way to our journey to Mars and beyond.
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-RSB

Travel to Distant Worlds

August 9th, 2012 | Space

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The illustrations above are by Karl Gilzen from the Russian book, Travel to Distant Worlds.  It was originally published during the late 1950’s, during an era of heightened imagination toward space exploration.
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  I was drawn to the images because of their gritty, subdued style, which stands apart from many of the vintage space images of the period.
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It’s fascinating to look back through the decades to see how we envisioned the future.
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  I’m sure the authors imagined that Russia would probably have cosmonauts on every planet by now.  Hopefully we can get some of that excitement back!  I’m expecting to live in space at some point in my life…

-RSB

Animal Astronauts

April 18th, 2012 | Space

My friend Neil (not Armstrong) sent me these fanciful prints of Animal Astronauts by the artist going by the name of Rubbishmonkey.  I think personifying animals is something we can all appreciate.
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  It’s great to imagine how each of these animals might act in space – which natural animal instincts would carry over.
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The Gorilla – Stern and Powerful

The Deer – Smart and Quick

The Cosmonaut K9 – Loyal and Courageous

The Tiger – Cunning and Stealthy

I personally hope the future involves some sort of technology that gives animals human-level intelligence.

Check out his society6 page here.

-RSB

Cosmonaut Couture

February 16th, 2012 | Space

Renowned fashion photographer Arthur Elgort shot these photographs, starring Russian supermodel Natalia Semanova,  for the December 1999 issue of Russian Vogue.  The images are taken in a Cosmonaut Training Center in the town of Star City, and all of the cosmonauts are real.

The shoot took place after the end of the Cold War, but I like to imagine that this is what the secret Soviet Space Program looked like.  It feels like James Bond.

And as one commenter noted:

“If russia used their women instead of weapons during the cold war, we’d all be wearing furry hats right now”

-RSB

[via Wired Science]

In Space Without Restraint – The Paintings of Jeremy Geddes

January 26th, 2012 | Space

The Red Cosmonaut

The Red Cosmonaut – Oil on Board – 2009

Redemption – Oil on Board – 2010

Jeremy Geddes is a hyper-realist/surrealist painter from Melbourne, Australia.  He has experience in the comic book and video game industries but now focuses all of his time on creating epic paintings of Astronauts & Cosmonauts floating precariously through space.  Geddes uses photographs taken from around Melbourne for inspiration, but he quickly leaves the concrete world behind with his work.  His paintings hold a certain level of abstraction that leaves the viewers pondering how the scenes came to be.

Cosmonaut 3 – Oil on Board – 2009

Cosmonaut 4 – Oil on Board – 2009

Alley – Oil on Linen – 2007

The Street – Oil on Board – 2010/2011

Heat Death – Oil on Board – 2009

There is Glory in our Failure – Oil on Linen – 2007

Freeway – Oil on Board – 2007

These post-apocalyptic cityscapes with faceless astronauts floating quietly through are really quite extraordinary to me.  I think Geddes has created a perfect balance of realism and conceptual abstraction.  It’s honestly the kind of art that I wish I had made.  These mysterious space people from a world unknown operate in a quiet melancholic space that operates by its own set of cosmic rules.  It would be spectacular to stand in front of one of these paintings in person and be absorbed into the abandoned scene.

If you happen to be in New York in late 2012 (Oct 20 — Nov 17), enjoy Jeremy’s work at the Jonathan Levine Gallery.

Find more of Jeremy Geddes’ paintings here.

And you can also take a look to his blog to see some details on his works and sketches.

-RSB