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From the 1951 George Pal production ‘When Worlds Collide’. The story concerns the discovery of a new planet called Zyra and its sun Bellus which are on an orbital path that will pass right through the Earth! Despite the outlandish premise the science and realisation of the ARK spaceship is based on contemporary rocket science. It is all surprisingly convincing, and throughout the film we see the progress on construction of the Ark. The Ark is a glorious piece of 1950s sci-fi rocketry, designed by the celebrated space artist Chesley Bonestall. The visual effects for the film were supervised by the great Gordon Jennings and the climactic launching is thrilling.

Please check out more of my artwork here on DeviantArt, or visit my website www.matteline.com. commissions are available,

Description

From the 1951 George Pal production ‘When Worlds Collide’. The story concerns the discovery of a new planet called Zyra and its sun Bellus which are on an orbital path that will pass right through the Earth! Despite the outlandish premise the science and realisation of the ARK spaceship is based on contemporary rocket science. It is all surprisingly convincing, and throughout the film we see the progress on construction of the Ark. The Ark is a glorious piece of 1950s sci-fi rocketry, designed by the celebrated space artist Chesley Bonestall. The visual effects for the film were supervised by the great Gordon Jennings and the climactic launching is thrilling.

Please check out more of my artwork here on DeviantArt, or visit my website www.matteline.com. commissions are available,