Steampunk in Space!

During the era on which steampunk is based, the nature of the planets was not entirely known.  There were many who thought, under its clouds, that Venus possessed a rich primeval world, while Mars had canals across it surface, built by dying civilisations.

This, of course led to a wide variety of stories in which men went to the moon, or Mars or Venus (such as in Edgar Rice Burrough's John Carter of Mars series), or of Martians coming to Earth (War of the Worlds).

As steampunk has in its origins that time period, it is not uncommon to find that it can reflect the ideas of that time, where Mars and Venus can be visited by man, or weird steampunk ships (and even airships) can sail through space.

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There has even been a game based upon the concept - Space 1889.

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Weta Workshop even got into the act with Dr Grordbort, including a couple of very short animated moving pictures, designed as a means to provoke interest in their Infallible Aether Oscillators.

So prepare to go boldly where steampunk has gone before - to space and beyond.

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