My Space and Science Fiction work usually ties into fairly specefic stories I have in mind. Some time ago I developed a detailed timeline and overall universe for both exploration and conflict as the population of Earth reached outward to the stars. Most of these images can also be found in my gallery at Renderosity

	The Ehta-Class Cargo Ship was one of the early work-horse ships of the first wave of Human Expansion. Designed for practicality, not looks.
	ExtraSolar Developments Jumpship was introduced to move passengers and VIP's on relatively short-duration travel, as the absence of rotation forced crew and passengers to remain in zero gravity for the duration.
	"Flying Dutchman" is what this ship came to be called when one re-appeared after a 95-year absence. Her message of hope after an ugly war seemed too good to be true.
	"The Poetry of Space" was coined by a captain of one of these long-duration survey ships. Built before the war, these continued to serve many nations for an incredibly long time as their design is both flexible and rugged.
	Humanity's First Interstellar War defined the nature of human exploration for the next two centuries. None of the belligerants had purpose-built warships, and no idea how to fight a war in space. In this scene, a flock of self-guided missiles swarms a convoy as a jury-rigged escort fights back.
	Scratch Another One! A missile takes a fatal hit, as another closes in on its target. The war saw mostly raids and skirmishes as each side struggled to develope the tactics of a space war.
	Victory always has its price. The Vanguard company had emerged as the producer of some of the most popular modular-designed ships, so it was only natural that they would respond to the war by producing a module for their most popular cargo-hauler to allow it to serve as an escort frigate. This one, alas, is taking a near-miss from a missile.
	This was meant to be something of the moment as a star begins to slough off its outer shell, shortly before going nova. This was also part of a series of space-scenes built entirely within Photoshop.
	Dreamstars was the last entry of a ship's captain in his journal. He drew this picture in that entry, and then he and his crew disappeared leaving their ship derelict in the final days of the war.