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The fantastic hard sf art of Paul Pepera.
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The fantastic hard sf art of Paul Pepera.
https://www.artstation.com/paulpepera
Cargo Hauler Bernon departing Hesperus
Inspired by Paul Pepera and classic 70's scifi illustration
Maintenance Bay by Paul Pepera
November 2, 2177 by Paul Pepera
“ An SGT-7B arrives at Urbain Le Verrier Spaceport in high Neptune orbit after conducting a series of orbital insertion maneuvers for recently arrived cargo freighters. Le Verrier Spaceport is the main transportation, economic, and logistical hub serving the Neptune system. Occupied by over 2,000 technicians, engineers, mechanics and permanent residents it is by far the largest manned spaceport located this far from the central solar system. Its main purpose is resupplying long distance cargo vessels entering or leaving the solar system by sourcing fuel materials from Neptune’s moons - particularly Triton and Nereid. These moons account for over 80% of the harvested water ice in the Neptune system, which is then processed into spacecraft fuel at the William Lassell Refinery located on Triton. “
June 20, 2126 by Paul Pepera
“A human piloted SAM-608 conducts a routine maintenance inspection of electronic components on the DSVLA (Deep Space Very Large Amplifier) “Pollux”. Located 10 AU away from Earth and over 300 meters in diameter the DSVLA Pollux is a Mk 7H signal amplifier - it receives long distance transmissions from vessels near the outer rim of the solar system and greatly amplifies the signals on their way back to Earth. They are designed to run fully automated but require human initiated inspections every 10 years.”
August 8, 2120 by Paul Pepera “ Twin Nigerian TFMS-9C’s (Twin Fender Maneuvering Ship) depart Hangar 15A on the Lagos Gateway Port Low Earth Orbit - known colloquially as Lagos Gateway. Lagos Gateway serves as the main interplanetary spaceport hub for the city of nearly 100 million people. Home to some of the richest corporations in the world Lagos is a key economic and industrial center in the inner solar system. These TFMS-9C vehicles are kept busy assisting the nearly 80,000 daily ship arrivals and departures as approximately 300,000 visitors pass through Lagos Gateway daily. “
Paul Pepera Photography
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