Mars Colonial Transporter concept by Richard Heidmann

Picture of the Day 31/7/16 - Concept art for SpaceX's Mars Colonial Transporter by Richard Heidmann from the French chapter of The Mars Society (Association Planète Mars). You can also read his speculations of the possible MCP mission architecture details here.

As the day the SpaceX CEO Elon Musk intends to unveil (at the International Astronautical Congress 26-30 September 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico) details of its 'Mars Colonial Transporter' (MCT) mission architecture is nearing, we will mostly dedicate our 'Picture of the Day' awards to the fan concept art of the MCT.

Astronauts exploring Mars by Balazs Agoston

Picture of the Day 10/7/16 - Astronauts exploring Mars by Balazs Agoston from Hungary. More of his concept art here.

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Martian colonies by 2116 according to Boeing

Celebrating its 100th anniversary Boeing released a 30" TV commercial briefly depicting the world in 2116. According to Boeing there will be human colonies and a space elevator on Mars by then :)

Mars station garden by Aka Kuro

Picture of the Day 3/7/16 - Painting of a garden in Mars station by Aka Kuro.