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Documents & presentations about space art free to download and use.

There is also list of books about space art, plus links to good science and astronomy websites.

If you use content from IAAA publications, please credit the IAAA accordingly. 


IAAA PUBLICATIONS

The Beauty of Space - 180-pageS, 200+ full color images, 10″ x 8″ book written & illustrated by IAAA members (sold out)

IAAA Informational Flier - Screen resolution PDF, four pages, 8.5″ x 5.5″

IAAA Welcome Pack Brochure - Screen resolution PDF, twenty pages, 11″ x 8.5″

IAAA PowerPoint Presentation - Presented at the International Space Art Workshop 2012

ARTICLES ABOUT SPACE ART

The Art of Planetary Science - Article in Astronomy Beat by Dan Durda, FIAAA

The Forgotten Space Art Pioneer - Scriven Bolton by Ron Miller, FIAAA

Art to the Stars, A Treatise on Space Art - Arthur Woods

The Fictional Planet modular show at the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences meeting, in Denver, Colorado

Nineteenth Century E.L. Trouvelot astronomical prints at Emporia State University - DeWayne A. Backhus & Elizabeth K. Fitch

BOOKS BY IAAA MEMBERS

Envisioning Exoplanets: Searching for Life in the Galaxy - Michael Carroll, FIAAA

Europa’s Lost Expedition - Michael Carroll, FIAAA

Lords of the Ice Moons - Michael Carroll, FIAAA

On the Shores of Titan’s Farthest Sea - Michael Carroll, FIAAA

REFERENCE BOOKS BY IAAA MEMBERS

Space in Miniature monograph series - Mike Mackowski

SELECTED SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY LINKS ON THE WEB

EARTH & MOON

Earth & Moon Viewer
Japan’s HD photos of the Moon

MARS

Mars Pathfinder / Sojourner Rover - JPL

JUPITER

Mission Juno Home - Southwest Research Institute / NASA

Galileo - NASA Science

SATURN

Cassini Multimedia - NASA Science

PLUTO

New Horizons - NASA Science

MAGAZINES

Astronomy

Sky & Telescope

Ad Astra

Smithsonian Air & Space 

ART GROUPS & ORGANIZATIONS

Artists Rights Society

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA)

Society of Illustrators

Society of Illustrators - Los Angeles

Society of Illustrators, Artists and Designers

R.I.G.H.T.S.

United States Copyright Office

Copyright Basics - 1MB PDF

The Copyright Website

SPACE GROUPS

The Planetary Society

Astronomical Society of the Pacific

The European Space Agency (ESA)

International Year of Astronomy 2009

National Space Society

IMAGES

Photos from the Udvar-Hazy Center

COMETS

Comet Hale-Bopp Newsmagazine

ASTRONOMY & SPACE INDICES

Astro-Web HUGE listing of non-commercial astronomy resources

Michael Boschat’s Massive Astro resources

NSS’ S.P.A.C.E. index of space resources

Yahoo Science:Astronomy

Clark S. Lindsey’s massive Space Links index

BOOKS WITH SPACE ART
Books that have featured space art over the years. Some were published as long as a century ago, others are brand new, but the common item is that they all feature space art. If you have any titles that you would like to see added to this list, please contact us with the details.

Album of Astronomy – Tom McGowen and Rod Ruth

Alien Horizons – Bob Eggleton

Alien Seas: Oceans in Space – Michael Carroll with Rosaly Lopes and a team of talented authors

Aliens in Space, an Illustrated Guide – Steven Caldwell

Apollo – Alan Bean

The Art of Chesley Bonestell – Ron Miller and Fredrick Durant

The Art of Robert McCall – Robert McCall

The Art of Space – Ron Miller

The Art of Star Trek – Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens

Astronomy: A Visual Guide – Mark Garlick

Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials – Wayne Barlowe

The Beauty of Space – Written and Illustrated by Members of the IAAA

Beyond Jupiter – Arthur C. Clarke, illus. Chesley Bonestell

Bildatlas des Sonnensystem – Bruno Stanek, illus. Ludek Pesek

The Book of Sea Monsters – Bob Eggleton

Challenge of the Stars & The New Challenge of the Stars – Patrick Moore, illus. David A. Hardy

Complete Book of Space Travel – Albro Gaul and Virgil Finlay

The Conquest of the Moon – Cornelius Ryan, illus. Chesley Bonestell

The Conquest of Space – Willy Ley, illus. Chesley Bonestell

Cycles of Fire – William Hartmann, Ron Miller, Pam Lee, & Tom Miller

Das Grosse Buch von Himmel und Erde – Norbert Golluch, Burckhard Monter, illustrated by Thomas Thiemeyer

Drifting on Alien Winds: Exploring the skies and weather of other worlds – Michael Carroll

Earths of Distant Suns – Michael Carroll

Expedition – Wayne Barlowe

The Exploration of Mars – Willy Ley & W. Von Braun, illus. Chesley Bonestell

The Exploration of the Moon – Arthur C. Clarke and R.A. Smith

Exploring the Moon – Roy A. Gallant and Lowell Hess

Exploring Space – Ron Miller

Extraterrestrials, A Field Guide for Earthlings – Terrence Dickenson

Eyewitness to Space – published by Abrams

Faraway Worlds: Planets Beyond Our Solar System – Paul Halpern, illus. Lynette Cook

The Fires Within – David A. Hardy

First Men on the Moon (The Illustrated) – HG Wells, illus. Bob Eggleton

First Men to the Moon – Wernher von Braun and Fred Freeman

Flug in die Welt von Morgen, written and illus. Ludek Pesek

Frank Kelly Freas: The Art of Science Fiction

Frank Kelly Freas: As He Sees It

Frank Kelly Freas: A Separate Star

Futuropolis – Robert Sheckley

Futures: 50 Years in Space & 50 Years in Space (2006 pb) – David A. Hardy and Patrick Moore

Galactic Tours: Thomas Cook Out of This World Vacations – Bob Shaw and David A. Hardy

Go For Launch: Merlin & His Friends – Abby Garrett

Great Space Battles – Stewart Cowley

The Grand Tour (three versions) – William Hartmann & Ron Miller

Greetings From Earth – Bob Eggleton

Hardyware: The Art of David A. Hardy – Chris Morgan and David A. Hardy

High Road to the Moon – Bob Parkinson and R.A. Smith

The History of the Earth – William Hartmann & Ron Miller

Imagining the Spheres – Dr Steven Hobbs with contributions from the IAAA, including David A. Hardy

Infinite Worlds: An Illustrated Voyage to Planets Beyond Our Sun – Ray Villard, illus. Lynette Cook

In the Stream of Stars – W. Hartmann, R. Miller, A. Sokolov, & V. Myagkov

Journey to the Planets – Peter Ryan, illus. Ludek Pesek

Le Ciel – Lucien Rudaux

Living Among Giants: Exploring and Settling the Outer Solar System – Michael Carroll

Man and the Moon – Robert Richardson, illus. Chesley Bonestell

Messung des Unermesslichen – written and illus. Ludek Pesek

The Microverse – edited by Byron Preiss

Moon and Planets – Josef Sadil, illus. Ludek Pesek

N-1: For the Moon and Mars A Guide to the Soviet Superbooster – Matthew Johnson (Author), Nick Stevens (Author, Illustrator)

NASA and the Exploration of Space – a NASA release

Our World in Space – Isaac Asimov, illus. Robert McCall

Out of the Cradle – William Hartmann, Ron Miller, & Pam Lee

Picture This: Grasping the dimensions of time and space – Michael Carroll

Planetarium – Ron Miller

Planet Earth – Josef Sadil, illus. Ludek Pesek

Planet Earth – Peter Ryan, illus. Ludek Pesek

The Planets – edited by Byron Preiss

Planets – Ron Miller

Race to Mars – Dana Berry

Rockets Through Space – Lester del Rey and James Heugh

Satellites, Rockets and Outer Space – Willy Ley, illus. Chesley Bonestell

The Seventh Landing: Going back to the Moon, this time to stay – Michael Carroll

The Smithsonian Intimate Guide to the Cosmos – Dana Berry

The Snows of Olympus – Arthur C. Clarke

Solar System – Peter Ryan, illus. Ludek Pesek

Space & Nature – Kazuaki Iwasaki

Space Art by Marilynn Flynn – Marilynn Flynn

Space Art: How to Draw and Paint Planets, Moons, and Landscapes of Alien Worlds – Michael Carroll

Space Art Poster Book – edited by Ron Miller

Space History Mysteries Solved! – With Animation and Interactive Virtual-Reality by L. Wayne Buinis, Animation and VR by Lonny Buinis

Space Shuttles – Bruno Stanek, illus. Ludek Pesek

Space Wars: Worlds & Weapons – Steven Eisler

Space Wrecks – Stewart Cowley

Starlog Space Art – edited by Ron Miller

Stars and Planets – Ron Miller

The Stars Are Awaiting Us… – Alexei Leonov & Andre Sokolov

Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology – S. & F. Goldstein, illus. Rick Sternbach

The Story of the Solar System – Mark Garlick

Super Space – Kazuaki Iwasaki

Sur Les Autres Mondes – Lucien Rudaux

Terres du Ciel – Camille Flammarion and assorted artists

Tour of the Universe – Malcolm Edwards and Robert Holdstock

UFOs and Other Worlds – Peter Ryan, illus. Ludek Pesek

The Universe – edited by Byron Preiss

Visions of Space – David A. Hardy

Visions of Spaceflight: Images from the Ordway Collection

Visions of the Universe – Isaac Asimov & Carl Sagan, illus. Kazuaki Iwasaki

Voir l’Espace: Astronomie et science populaire illustrée (1840-1969) [See Space: Astronomy and illustrated popular science (1840-1969)] – Elsa De Smet

Worlds Beyond: The Art of Chesley Bonestell – Frederick Durant & Ron Miller

"Enceladus Biome" by Joel Hagen

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