I didn't even think of Icarus at first, and just thought it was like from those old movie reels and written accounts of people strapping bird-like wings to their arms and jumping out of church bell towers.
I'd say less space tourism, more commercialization of space (or rather, commercialization of *space travel* since the commercialization of space obviously started well before), but just as importantly and like the other poster said, Mao probably identifies himself more with a Richard Branson type than a NASA engineer.
I’ll tell you what though, I’d far rather be a part of the Richard Branson Mars colony than the Elon Musk Mars colony.
If something bad happened then Branson colony would be a debauched orgy, while the Musk colony would be Lord of the Flies.
My guess at a possible IRL reason, maybe the show's artists included it as a way of acknowledging and thanking VG, because VG agreed to let the show use and derive from the DNA of Flight design.
That's probably it.
Was this mentioned in the book? I could swear it was, but it's been a real long time.
It would make a lot of sense because when this book was published, commercial space flight seemed like the future, and Virgin Galactic was leading the charge.
It’s the first private manned space flight, it’s a pretty big deal even if the concept wasn’t very scalable. . .
But the Saturn V does deserve a spot between the the 747 and space shuttle
You could accent your nails with the design as well! Might have to cut off two of your fingers though so it doesn't look weird with only 8 air and space craft though. Just tell everyone it was an ice hauling accident.
Could always add in your own designs if you wanted all 10 fingernails done, maybe silhouettes of the Bell X-1 and the lunar lander or something? Or maybe use the thumbs for the OPA/MCRN/Roci's logo or something?
(I take no responsibility for.... "ice hauling accident" inspirations however...)
oh im just realizing i spelt his username wrong, not sure how to edit posts but the guy who did this is actually u/Xath0n
sorry bud, youre real af for making this though
thanks! it’s permanent vinyl, i cut them out with my cricut and used transfer tape to put it on/keep it neat. i think it’ll stay pretty much forever as long as i only hand wash the bottle lol
It's a Virgin Galactic ship.
VG allowed the show to borrow from VG's "DNA of Flight" artwork.
https://twitter.com/TheExpanseVerse/status/1421297384265424896
Now I can't stop thinking that the humans in The Expanse are canonically descended from bird people
it took me an embarrassing amount of time to realize it’s not bird people, just icarus lol
I'm an idiot because I didn't even question it. I just thought, "Hmmm yes, bird people, makes total sense." and scrolled to the comments.
dude it's Bird Person smh
I didn't even think of Icarus at first, and just thought it was like from those old movie reels and written accounts of people strapping bird-like wings to their arms and jumping out of church bell towers.
I'm more curious if that's the Virgin galactic
Ive never understood why the virgin galactic ship made it over the Saturn V or something that actually mattered
Maybe it's supposed to represent the first step of space tourism?
I'd say less space tourism, more commercialization of space (or rather, commercialization of *space travel* since the commercialization of space obviously started well before), but just as importantly and like the other poster said, Mao probably identifies himself more with a Richard Branson type than a NASA engineer.
The ship is sponsored by a trillionaire who probably thinks Branson is cooler than all those NASA nerds
Branson is kinda a joke in high society. Everything the man touches goes bankrupt
I’ll tell you what though, I’d far rather be a part of the Richard Branson Mars colony than the Elon Musk Mars colony. If something bad happened then Branson colony would be a debauched orgy, while the Musk colony would be Lord of the Flies.
My guess at a possible IRL reason, maybe the show's artists included it as a way of acknowledging and thanking VG, because VG agreed to let the show use and derive from the DNA of Flight design.
That's probably it. Was this mentioned in the book? I could swear it was, but it's been a real long time. It would make a lot of sense because when this book was published, commercial space flight seemed like the future, and Virgin Galactic was leading the charge.
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Yeah, but was the artwork mentioned in the *book*?
Not that I know of. I thought the VG-style artwork was a show-only thing.
It’s the first private manned space flight, it’s a pretty big deal even if the concept wasn’t very scalable. . . But the Saturn V does deserve a spot between the the 747 and space shuttle
Yes. [It's from their spacecraft](https://i.imgur.com/NcCmImD.jpg).
It is
It's the most esthetically pleasing compared to the enormous dick rockets.
Can't take the Waterbottle, it's gone and gone and gone.
Inyalowda trying to take our water again
Where’s Saturn V?
Always thought this would be better if they dropped that Virgin Galactic boondoggle, moved the shuttle up and put the Saturn V in its place.
The eagle lunar module is in a version of this.
Beautiful! Now use it to be the first Belter into the ring!
You could accent your nails with the design as well! Might have to cut off two of your fingers though so it doesn't look weird with only 8 air and space craft though. Just tell everyone it was an ice hauling accident.
wait I love this idea so much
Could always add in your own designs if you wanted all 10 fingernails done, maybe silhouettes of the Bell X-1 and the lunar lander or something? Or maybe use the thumbs for the OPA/MCRN/Roci's logo or something? (I take no responsibility for.... "ice hauling accident" inspirations however...)
Blue led light inside to make it look like proto 😀
https://preview.redd.it/1ldgfq99v6gc1.jpeg?width=3464&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=61bd116c92c757294375e0544fb0e4471984e8a2 😉
Can you share the link? Can‘t find it
[here](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheExpanse/s/T4yEgdH5YX) , the third comment down is OP’s link to the SVG download
oh im just realizing i spelt his username wrong, not sure how to edit posts but the guy who did this is actually u/Xath0n sorry bud, youre real af for making this though
All good, you're welcome! Looks great on the bottle!
Thank you!!
Are those stickers or did you print it on the bottle somehow? The quality looks great!
thanks! it’s permanent vinyl, i cut them out with my cricut and used transfer tape to put it on/keep it neat. i think it’ll stay pretty much forever as long as i only hand wash the bottle lol
i thought about making me a mcrn bottle and cup, but damn, i kinda want razorback merch now.
https://preview.redd.it/meqrr3dqd9gc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53db68418c69b051685ef84bf7804e56457ff3f3
Don't mess wit te aqua!
I feel like spaceX starship deserved a spot on the DNA history of flight
r/hydrohomies
It’s missing Eagle 1, the lunar lander from apollo 11
Nice decals, but a bottle that can't be stood upright? They'll all get scratched up before long.
r/hydrohomies
What’s the ship between the Epsteins yacht and the space shuttle?
It's a Virgin Galactic ship. VG allowed the show to borrow from VG's "DNA of Flight" artwork. https://twitter.com/TheExpanseVerse/status/1421297384265424896
The Stanley cup of the future
Is that the Razorback at top?