Element115Art
@element115.bsky.social
Concept art for non-existent space programs. No AI, using only FOSS (Blender and GIMP)
Short stories in Linktree.
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Short stories in Linktree.
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Last year I wrote and published a story in Nocturne Magazine called "You Who Dwell in the Dust," which is informed by my (mostly negative) feelings about crewed Mars exploration. I wanted to share it again. Link below.
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Last year I wrote and published a story in Nocturne Magazine called "You Who Dwell in the Dust," which is informed by my (mostly negative) feelings about crewed Mars exploration. I wanted to share it again. Link below.
Psychedelic Astronaut Photography II
February 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Psychedelic Astronaut Photography II
Last year I wrote and published a story in Nocturne Magazine called "You Who Dwell in the Dust," which is informed by my (mostly negative) feelings about crewed Mars exploration. I wanted to share it again. Link below.
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Last year I wrote and published a story in Nocturne Magazine called "You Who Dwell in the Dust," which is informed by my (mostly negative) feelings about crewed Mars exploration. I wanted to share it again. Link below.
MKBS, a proposed Soviet space station cancelled in 1974. This was to be the centerpiece of a broader initiative called MOK, which envisioned a whole system of orbital complexes with the MKBS acting as the central hub for crew transfers and control.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:52 PM
MKBS, a proposed Soviet space station cancelled in 1974. This was to be the centerpiece of a broader initiative called MOK, which envisioned a whole system of orbital complexes with the MKBS acting as the central hub for crew transfers and control.
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The Virgo, my concept for a crewed Venus exploration vessel in the 2100s, based on the astrological glyph for the planet. The whole structure is spun, and the tether increases the overall radius for the inhabited sections while saving mass.
January 29, 2026 at 10:10 PM
The Virgo, my concept for a crewed Venus exploration vessel in the 2100s, based on the astrological glyph for the planet. The whole structure is spun, and the tether increases the overall radius for the inhabited sections while saving mass.
From 1973 to 1981 the Soyuz flew without solar panels. The model, known as the 7K-T, was a complete redesign of the spacecraft following the Soyuz 11 tragedy. Because the spacecraft would be used to ferry crews to the Salyut, it relied on battery power instead of the solar panel wings.
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
From 1973 to 1981 the Soyuz flew without solar panels. The model, known as the 7K-T, was a complete redesign of the spacecraft following the Soyuz 11 tragedy. Because the spacecraft would be used to ferry crews to the Salyut, it relied on battery power instead of the solar panel wings.
Orbital Transfer Vehicle: An 80s NASA concept for a space tug. It would use its engines to fly up to a higher orbit, then an aerobrake to slow down on the way back. After aerobraking it would rendezvous with a space station for refueling and to get ready for another run.
January 22, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Orbital Transfer Vehicle: An 80s NASA concept for a space tug. It would use its engines to fly up to a higher orbit, then an aerobrake to slow down on the way back. After aerobraking it would rendezvous with a space station for refueling and to get ready for another run.
Ocelus Transfer Laboratory: my design for a spaceship based on the symbol for Mars. This would be used to fly a route to Mars and back, while testing long-term habitation technologies on the way, including large mirrors that you'd need for an O'Neill cylinder.
January 21, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Ocelus Transfer Laboratory: my design for a spaceship based on the symbol for Mars. This would be used to fly a route to Mars and back, while testing long-term habitation technologies on the way, including large mirrors that you'd need for an O'Neill cylinder.
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I have a coworker who worked in the foundery that made the steel track links for the transporter. It was his first job when he was 17 and now he's retirement age
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I have a coworker who worked in the foundery that made the steel track links for the transporter. It was his first job when he was 17 and now he's retirement age
Interesting fact about the transporter: there's no cruise control. This is being driven by hand.
Every journey, even one of 685,000 miles, starts with a single step.
Artemis II is rolling out to the pad.
It's happening!
(Photo via Reid Wiseman)
Artemis II is rolling out to the pad.
It's happening!
(Photo via Reid Wiseman)
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Interesting fact about the transporter: there's no cruise control. This is being driven by hand.
Ocelus Transfer Laboratory, a design for the late-2100s, intended to test equipment for long term space habitation while making the run to Mars and back. Part of my ongoing project to design interplanetary spacecraft based on the astrology symbols for the planets.
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Ocelus Transfer Laboratory, a design for the late-2100s, intended to test equipment for long term space habitation while making the run to Mars and back. Part of my ongoing project to design interplanetary spacecraft based on the astrology symbols for the planets.
Psychedelic astronaut photography.
January 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Psychedelic astronaut photography.
An early Space Shuttle concept that included a piloted, reusable flyback launcher; a space shuttle launching a space shuttle.
January 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM
An early Space Shuttle concept that included a piloted, reusable flyback launcher; a space shuttle launching a space shuttle.
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My new short story "Peace-2" is now live at Bewildering Stories. It is the story of Vasily Dolgov, a Soviet aerospace engineer in the late 1980s working on Polyus, who is disturbed by the increasing militarization of space.
www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1121/pe...
www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1121/pe...
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
My new short story "Peace-2" is now live at Bewildering Stories. It is the story of Vasily Dolgov, a Soviet aerospace engineer in the late 1980s working on Polyus, who is disturbed by the increasing militarization of space.
www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1121/pe...
www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1121/pe...
Human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you.
January 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you.
My new short story "Peace-2" is now live at Bewildering Stories. It is the story of Vasily Dolgov, a Soviet aerospace engineer in the late 1980s working on Polyus, who is disturbed by the increasing militarization of space.
www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1121/pe...
www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1121/pe...
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
My new short story "Peace-2" is now live at Bewildering Stories. It is the story of Vasily Dolgov, a Soviet aerospace engineer in the late 1980s working on Polyus, who is disturbed by the increasing militarization of space.
www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1121/pe...
www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1121/pe...
— Retransmitting —
A thread of the short stories I've gotten published this year and where to find them:
(1/8)
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January 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
— Retransmitting —
Happy New Year everyone.
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Happy New Year everyone.
2026 prediction: Dune 3 is going to be pretty good.
January 1, 2026 at 3:45 AM
2026 prediction: Dune 3 is going to be pretty good.
I picked a favorite of my renders from each month:
Jan: Gemini Rescue concept (historical)
Feb: Orion (stylized)
March: MPD cargo spacecraft (NASA concept)
April: Tongren joint circumlunar station (personal concept)
Jan: Gemini Rescue concept (historical)
Feb: Orion (stylized)
March: MPD cargo spacecraft (NASA concept)
April: Tongren joint circumlunar station (personal concept)
December 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I picked a favorite of my renders from each month:
Jan: Gemini Rescue concept (historical)
Feb: Orion (stylized)
March: MPD cargo spacecraft (NASA concept)
April: Tongren joint circumlunar station (personal concept)
Jan: Gemini Rescue concept (historical)
Feb: Orion (stylized)
March: MPD cargo spacecraft (NASA concept)
April: Tongren joint circumlunar station (personal concept)
My new science fiction / space non-fiction reads for the year
December 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My new science fiction / space non-fiction reads for the year
A thread of the short stories I've gotten published this year and where to find them:
(1/8)
(1/8)
December 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A thread of the short stories I've gotten published this year and where to find them:
(1/8)
(1/8)
Read my newest short story "Darkness Gathers Her Lambs" — some First Contact mayhem — in Apocalypse Confidential's giallo-themed CLOAK & DAGGER special. Now out.
apocalypse-confidential.com/2025/12/21/a...
apocalypse-confidential.com/2025/12/21/a...
A SPECIAL PRESENTATION: CLOAK & DAGGER
There is a locked room. You have the key, if only your mind could recall where you hid it. Your mind is a locked room as well, and the possessor of its key lurks behind you. The key is a knife. Thi…
apocalypse-confidential.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Read my newest short story "Darkness Gathers Her Lambs" — some First Contact mayhem — in Apocalypse Confidential's giallo-themed CLOAK & DAGGER special. Now out.
apocalypse-confidential.com/2025/12/21/a...
apocalypse-confidential.com/2025/12/21/a...
Ocelus Transfer Laboratory, a design for the late-2100s. With a crew of 40, it is designed to develop interplanetary technologies while making the run to Mars and back. This is part of my project to create spacecraft based on the planetary astrology signs, in this case: Mars.
December 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Ocelus Transfer Laboratory, a design for the late-2100s. With a crew of 40, it is designed to develop interplanetary technologies while making the run to Mars and back. This is part of my project to create spacecraft based on the planetary astrology signs, in this case: Mars.
Ah yeah, it's Friday
December 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Ah yeah, it's Friday