A small bit of NASA humor.

This was created by the talented French artist Nicolas Monterrat. If you are not familiar with his work, try the article on Collossal entitled "Surreal Animated Photos and Artworks by Nicolas Monterrat."  

The Millenium Falcon from Star Wars

It could have been very different.

The Millenium Falcon went thru several design changes, none of which pleased George Lucas. The prototypes looked too much like space ships that had been in earlier movies or TV shows, all of which would be familiar to scifi fans.

The story goes that after taking a bite out of his hamburger, George Lucas was inspired to make the Millenium Falcon round with a notch in the front. I can just picture him smashing his burger down to give it the right saucer shape and then zooming it around, playing with it in the restaurant! An off set cockpit was added and the most memorable space ship in science fiction was born.

The Millenium Falcon fans have come to know and love.

Early concept work on a "Space 1999" style Millenium Falcon.

concept art work for the Millenium Falcon after the saucer shape was decided on.

"Incom T-70 Tearin it Up" by Jerry Vaderselt.

Concept for Star Wars Disney theme park.

Michael Burnham set it all into motion when her curiosity led her to set foot on a Klingon vessel and then kill a Klingon in self defense. The season comes to an end this Sunday and will, no doubt, leave us wanting more. Is Lorca a villain or just a dark hero? Is Ash a spy, a Klingon in disguise? What side effects will we see from the spore drive and why was it abandoned in the Star Trek universe? There is still so much to see.

"A Chinese executive who sits on the board of Baidu has constructed an office that pays faithful homage to Star Trek‘s USS Enterprise. The building, which was built by NetDragon Websoft’s 43-year-old founder Liu Dejian, will provide office space for the Chinese game developer. The Wall Street Journal reports the 853-foot-long structure cost 600 million yuan or about $97 million to build."  from Time magazine

If you've never seen any of Darren Pearson's light photography gone wild, then you're in for a treat. He's spent countless hours with a led flashlight, camera, and then computer animation time to create eye candy for all of us to enjoy.