SpaceX Crew Dragon

Imagining my trip into orbit.  

 

More info: https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/

As of this post, Crew Dragon from SpaceX is the only crew-rated orbital spacecraft flying from the United States.

It replaced the Space Transportation System (space shuttle) as the space "taxi" to the International Space Station (ISS).

SpaceX says:

The Dragon spacecraft is capable of carrying up to seven passengers to and from Earth orbit, and beyond. It is the only spacecraft currently flying that is capable of returning significant amounts of cargo to Earth, and is the first private spacecraft to take humans to the space station.

Other companies are testing spacecraft as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. In a few years there may be many different crew-rated rides into Earth orbit.

The world isn't perfect, but this is a great time to be alive.

Lucy Mission Art Challenge

If you are a space artist (like me - sorta), you might be interested in this opportunity...

"NASA’s Lucy Mission to the Trojan asteroids will survey eight asteroids in six independent orbits around the Sun to help unravel the history of the solar system. Your challenge is to illustrate the diversity Lucy will explore by creating a work of art in the medium of your choice, including, but not limited to painting, drawing, pottery, sculpture, 2D or 3D computer-generated products, music, film/video, written or spoken word, dance, or textile."


More Info: https://2021.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/statements/artfully-illuminated-asteroids/details

Here is a sample that I created.  I have several versions, but this one is just for you!