07-14-2021, 01:46 PM
These are very nice. 
That said - this reminds me of something that's come to mind off and on:
As cool as most 'hard science' type spaceship images are, most also usually feel very 'near future' to me. They are generally very modular and hard edged, similar to our current space vehicles and the space station. They look like they have been welded or bolted together.
But given Y11k tech, that isn't how 'modern' OA spacecraft are created. Instead they are 'grown' via nanotech/nanoforges, employ lots of smart matter, and possibly some amount of fractal architecture or the like.
It would be very cool to see some OA ships that follow that kind of design philosophy while also retaining the 'hard science' elements such as rockets and radiators and such.
Just throwing this out there in case someone is looking for an art project or is inspired by the idea.
Todd
That said - this reminds me of something that's come to mind off and on:
As cool as most 'hard science' type spaceship images are, most also usually feel very 'near future' to me. They are generally very modular and hard edged, similar to our current space vehicles and the space station. They look like they have been welded or bolted together.
But given Y11k tech, that isn't how 'modern' OA spacecraft are created. Instead they are 'grown' via nanotech/nanoforges, employ lots of smart matter, and possibly some amount of fractal architecture or the like.
It would be very cool to see some OA ships that follow that kind of design philosophy while also retaining the 'hard science' elements such as rockets and radiators and such.
Just throwing this out there in case someone is looking for an art project or is inspired by the idea.
Todd