Space Art of B.E.Johnson

~ Collection I | Collection II | Collection III ~
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The Chabot Space & Science Center Mural
The Origin of Meteorites Get a Print!	A digital mural, then painted by hand in acrylics on a 4' x 26' foot canvas, depicting the wonders of the Universe where the different classes of meteors have originated

The Chandra X-ray Observatory

To See With New Eyes
Today's most powerful, high resolution
x-ray imaging telescope.
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Going to Mars by Way of its Moons

Working on Deimos
A scientific laboratory nestled in a crater on the North Pole of Deimos, Mars' second moon, is in perfect position to observe and launch missions to The Red Planet.

The STARDUST^{™_{Comet Sample Return Mission}}

In History's Way
The STARDUST™ spacecraft makes final adjustments and braces for impact as Comet Wild-2, carrying information dating from the formation of our solar system, overtakes rapidly from behind.
An adaptation from "Encounter ~ The Final Trim"
for the cover of "Scientific American".

The STARDUST^{™_Panoramas}
Mission Art created for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Encounter ~ The Final Trim
2004: After its five year journey, the STARDUST™ spacecraft prepares to enter the coma of Comet Wild-2 and return the first samples to Earth. Get a Print!

In The Thick Of It
Now deep inside the comet's coma at closest approach to the nucleus, the spacecraft is pummeled by particles as it speeds past at 13,000 miles per hour.

Headin' Home
Mission Success! Severely pummeled but triumphantly intact, the spacecraft has now passed out of danger. Its Whipple Shields bearing the scars of battle can be easily seen as the spacecraft sails on toward home.

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The STARDUST^{™_{QuickTime Virtual Reality}}

The QuickTimeVR made from the STARDUST™ Panoramas.

The Tholian Rings
If you watched the Original Voyage,
you'll know.

The Hunt
The international contingent to first visit Comet Halley.

The Third Airborne Tank Division
Cover image for Sybron Corporation.
Some of these rotomolded tanks are HUGE!

Arrakis - Dune
Desert Planet. Home of the Fremen.

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The Ushers' Pieces
I was married in a planetarium.
Seemed the appropriate gift.

Crossing Orbits
A comet on collision course with primordial Earth, chauffeuring the building blocks of life encased in its icy core.

Tomorrow is Yesterday ~ Watercolor
Star Trek Original Voyage Episode 21

U. S. Open
Cover image for CBS Sports and
The United States Tennis Association
U. S. Open Tournament.

Untitled
Commission for Gentex Corporation, builders of high impact safety helmets for the United States Armed Forces and NASA.

~ Collection I | Collection II ~

The Chandra X-ray Observatory
To See With New Eyes Today's most powerful, high resolution x-ray imaging telescope. Get a Print!
Going to Mars by Way of its Moons
Working on Deimos A scientific laboratory nestled in a crater on the North Pole of Deimos, Mars' second moon, is in perfect position to observe and launch missions to The Red Planet.
The STARDUST^{™_{Comet Sample Return Mission}}
In History's Way The STARDUST™ spacecraft makes final adjustments and braces for impact as Comet Wild-2, carrying information dating from the formation of our solar system, overtakes rapidly from behind. An adaptation from "Encounter ~ The Final Trim" for the cover of "Scientific American".
The STARDUST^{™_Panoramas} Mission Art created for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	Encounter ~ The Final Trim 2004: After its five year journey, the STARDUST™ spacecraft prepares to enter the coma of Comet Wild-2 and return the first samples to Earth. Get a Print!
	In The Thick Of It Now deep inside the comet's coma at closest approach to the nucleus, the spacecraft is pummeled by particles as it speeds past at 13,000 miles per hour.
	Headin' Home Mission Success! Severely pummeled but triumphantly intact, the spacecraft has now passed out of danger. Its Whipple Shields bearing the scars of battle can be easily seen as the spacecraft sails on toward home.
Get a Print!
The STARDUST^{™_{QuickTime Virtual Reality}}
The QuickTimeVR made from the STARDUST™ Panoramas.

The Tholian Rings If you watched the Original Voyage, you'll know.
The Hunt The international contingent to first visit Comet Halley.	The Third Airborne Tank Division Cover image for Sybron Corporation. Some of these rotomolded tanks are HUGE!
Arrakis - Dune Desert Planet. Home of the Fremen.
Get a Print!
	The Ushers' Pieces I was married in a planetarium. Seemed the appropriate gift.
Crossing Orbits A comet on collision course with primordial Earth, chauffeuring the building blocks of life encased in its icy core.		Tomorrow is Yesterday ~ Watercolor Star Trek Original Voyage Episode 21
U. S. Open Cover image for CBS Sports and The United States Tennis Association U. S. Open Tournament.
	Untitled Commission for Gentex Corporation, builders of high impact safety helmets for the United States Armed Forces and NASA.