Time Lapse #8: Space Probe 1/USS Cygnus (The Black Hole, 1977)

Today, I drew U.S. Space Probe #1, also known as the U.S.S. Cygnus from the 1977 Disney sci-fi/action flick The Black Hole. The captain of the Cygnus, Dr. Hans Reinhardt, was forced to turn the whole crew into robot/human hybrids after they found out his plan for black hole travel.
©1977 Walt Disney Productions/Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.
©2022 me.
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Nice drawing of the USS Cygnus!

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Thank you! Cheers!

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Before anyone jumps on your back about 'The Black Hole' being released in December of 1979 (Heavily promoted by Disney as a big Christmas release) it should be noted here than even before Star Wars appeared in 1977 Disney had been tossing about the idea of producing some sort of big budget science fiction film (as early as 1974 - but don't quote me on this...might be a distorted memory. Conceptual art was produced for the then titled 'Space Probe' (and this art appeared in late 70s issues of 'Starlog' magazine, possible circa late 1977 or into 1978; rather than the fabulous 'rust bucket-space Eiffel tower-exoskeleton lit from within' which would eventually be the final look of the Cygnus (the novelty and originality of this design makes it for me one of THE great cinematic ship designs) the ship was originally rendered with the same shape but as a closed hull ship calling to mind the typical 'de rigeur' look of the era inspired by Discovery 1 from '2001'. So, yes, the Black Hole IS a 1979 film, but the design of the Cygnus itself probably DOES date from late 1977 at least.