Category Archives: Space Arts

DIY space, Living in Space, Space Arts

The Zero Gravity Cocktail Glass Project

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The Cosmic Lifestyle Corp, founded by long-time space advocate Samuel Coniglio and others, has opened a crowd-funding campaign for the Zero Gravity Cocktail Project on Kickstarter, which aims to design and manufacture a stylish container to hold a drink in weightlessness:

Award Winning Robotics Engineer Launches Cocktail Glass for Space

What happens when you combine an an award-winning mixologist, Hollywood prop fabricator and movie magic maker, and a space tourism designer with an award winning robotics engineer? Creative genius at it’s best.

Nick Donaldson, Chief Creative Officer and cofounder of Cosmic Lifestyle Corporation, is the secret sauce behind the Zero Gravity Cocktail Glass Project currently on Kickstarter. Launched March 3, the eclectic and impressive team is designing for the future of space travel and tourism.

“Designing and engineering the elements needed for items going to space is more interestingly challenging than one might think. Many conversations and experiments over the course of several years have happened to achieve the glass design we have. As we continue experimenting with the physics and design attributes, we are excited to see what will happen next,” Nick says.

“This is only the beginning of a new era where astronauts will have more comfortable surroundings available with solutions like ours. Cosmic Lifestyle Corporation seeks to be a leader in these opportunities.”

In an attempt to bridge the gap between the space tourism vision and mainstream reality, the team at Cosmic Lifestyle Corporation created a fun, usable object to show that space tourism is not an abstract concept, but a stepping stone for improving the way people live, work, and play beyond planet Earth. This project is supported by the Space Tourism Society and Space Frontier Foundation. Space Frontier Foundation is offering a free membership to those who donate $25 or more to the Kickstarter campaign.

Support the Kickstarter!
Cosmic Lifestyle Corporation has launched their Zero Gravity Cocktail Glass Project Kickstarter campaign March 3. Funds will go towards drop testing, patent filing and a parabolic flight to test different liquids. Help them reach their fundraising goal, by donating at www.kickstarter.com/projects/spacemansam/zero-gravity-cocktail-project

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The creative team behind the invention consists of celebrity bartender and mixologist, Russell Davis, who was rated #1 Bartender in the U.S. in 2012, was “Nightclub & Bar Magazine’s” Bartender of the Year in 2012, and starred in SpikeTV’s “Bar Rescue” TV series; Samuel Coniglio, the cofounder of Cosmic Lifestyle Corporation, is a futurist, an artist & experience designer and space tourism expert. Brent Heyning, also a cofounder, is a former “Mr. Wizard” Hollywood prop & set designer and fabricator, who now serves as the Principal and Chief Designer of Toyshoppe Systems; Nick Donaldson, a toy designer and robot engineer, has been designing and building robots for 15 years, from advanced research robots to successful toys and medal winning competition robots.

The Cosmic Lifestyle Corporation is a boutique concept, design, and branding company that develops stylish products for offworld use while connecting Earth brands to space.

For more information about the Zero Gravity Cocktail Project, visit: www.cosmiclifestyle.com.

Solar Sci-Fi, Space Arts, Space films and videos

Some recent science/science-fiction film items

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Some miscellaneous science/science-fiction film related links:

* Keri Kukral, Monday, 3-9-15 – Thespaceshow’s Blog – An interview on The Space Show about Raw Science TV and the Raw Science Film Fest Award Winners -Raw Science

* Ground Into Sky: The Topology of Interstellar – The Avery Review – One of the winners of the Raw Science Film Fest awards was Caltech cosmologist Kip Thorne who help develop the story for the film Interstellar.  In this post architect Fred Scharmen writes about a recurring theme in the movie of the large rotating in-space habitat in which the ground rises up in the distance to become the sky overhead.

* Bryan Singer Tackling Sci-Fi Classic ‘The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress’ for Fox (Exclusive) – The Hollywood Reporter – One of the great classics of science fiction might finally be made into a movie.

* So, the new ‘Tomorrowland’ Trailer. It’s very… Bob Heinlein. – Moe Lane – From the latest trailer, it appears that Disney’s upcoming movie Tomorrowland has some bits with a classic science fiction look to them:

Eyes in the Sky, Multiple media, Space Arts

Video: “Earth time lapse 2015”

Here’s a nicely made time lapse of images of earth shot from the International Space Station:

Astronomy, Education, Space Arts

“Imagining the Universe” – Stanford Arts Institute

The Stanford Arts Institute is sponsoring a year long program organized around the theme of cosmology and the arts: Stanford Arts Institute launches Imagining the Universe program – Stanford Daily .

Imagining the Universe will combine

the arts, humanities and sciences to explore our understanding of the universe. Program events include a speaker series, musical performances, art exhibits and even a freshman course on cosmology.

The goals

are to find and develop points of contact and connection among these different approaches, to deepen our understanding and appreciation for the richness of the universe, and to appreciate what we can learn about ourselves from the way we depict our cosmos. Through a related set of events and programs, the project will aim to engage multiple audiences: Stanford undergraduates and graduate students, specialists in relevant fields, and the broader community.
All public conversations are free and open to all.

Space Arts, Space Music

Music: ‘Amazing Space” by Kristin Hoffman

I was recently pointed to the following new work – Amazing Space – by Kristin Hoffmann :

(See also the post about another project in which Hoffman was involved : BELLA GAIA to release debut album ‘Beautiful Earth’.)

Here is a preview of a film inspired by her music:

From the caption:

The upcoming film “Amazing Space” is an audio-visual journey through the cosmos in which the viewer can peacefully enjoy the immense awesomeness of space while meditating on the enormity, significance and mysteries of the universe. By zooming out and feeling the unfathomable vastness and complex perfection of space, that literally surrounds us in every moment, we are able to put our daily lives and personal struggles into greater perspective.

The powerful and ethereal music of Kristin Hoffmann will both calm and elevate you. Your spirit will soar on sonic waves directly into star clusters, nebulas and galaxies…feeling a deep re-connection to existence on personal and collective levels.

Space is not “out there somewhere.” We are in the midst of it. We are a part of it – from the physical world around us to the smallest cells within…we are interwoven into one vast, living ocean of consciousness.

Amazing Space can be used as an incredible companion and guide to meditation, yoga, dance, dreaming or just chilling out!