This can give off the vibe of being doomed, lost in space, crashed on an unknown planet with nowhere to go. Unlike most rocket tattoos, drawn and colored with cartoony flash, this tattoo graphic concept would even look great in just black ink. Different forms of shrubbery and alien-like plant matter could be whipping up in vines wrapping around fallen rocket making sure it is not going anywhere anytime soon. The image is merely a rocket ship that appears to be crashed down on an unknown planet. The crashing rocket tattoo is one that is not actually seen very frequently in the rocket tattoo community, but it gives the rocket tattoo concept a whole new outlook. More than often, these tattoos are colored in brightly, adding onto the cartoony style. Perhaps you want the rocket tattoo, but instead of it flying and floating through space, it is preparing lift off with a blaze of smoke and fire encompassing the rocket, giving it the effect of the rocket launching off, preparing its journey into the unknown. A tattoo such as this could signify that you are a spiritual, adventurous, progressive, individual with a little sense of humor. Preparing for Lift-OffĪ rocket tattoo such as one blasting through space is a cool concept, but when looking at this piece, it always seems to symbolize and give out a unique vibe. Why not add all the elements and create a graphic of an alien riding on the rocket blasting through time and space? It seems that no matter what kind of image you come up with for a rocket tattoo, you can never go wrong. Surrounded by background imagery such as planets, stars, other galaxies and alien/alien like creatures. Many rocket tattoos are done in a cartoony format. Narrow down every design and then you can start working on a graphic for this tattoo piece. This being said, if you are deciding on a rocket tattoo, it is best to look into these different designs to pick and choose which one or which ones you like the best. Rockets since the beginning of their existence have accumulated many different designs and forms. Within this article will be different rocket tattoo designs, placement, and the meaning behind the rocket tattoo. This opened a whole new era for space exploration and inventive rocket technology. This jet of gas is so powerful, it is able to blast the rocket into the sky at very far distances.ĭuring the 1960’s ‘Cold War’ the Soviet Union and the United States were at a race to see who could build the best rocket and who could be the first country to step foot on the moon. Doing this, it turned the hot gas from the combustion chamber into a cooler, jet of gas when the nozzles were turned on. Goddard attached a supersonic nozzle to the combustion chamber of a rocket running on liquid propellant. This book was called ‘A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes’. In the 1940’s, a man by the name of Robert Goddard published a novel about how improvements to rocket technology could be established. Studies on rockets were becoming constant, almost as if a race was to be won by whoever was able to make the most outstanding and deadliest rocket out there. As time progressed, the technology did as well. Rocket launch pads were invented so that the soldiers could light off up to six rockets at a time. It now seemed that every military had their very own rockets to use in times of war. From the Mongols, to the Chinese, to the Europeans, Middle Eastern, and Britains, the concept of the rocket blasted off. Rocchetta translates to ‘little spindle’ or ‘bobbin’, this was because of the similarities in looks between a sewing needle, and a rocket. The name ‘rocket’ itself comes from the Italian word ‘rocchetta’. This was adopted by the Mongols and was used as a weapon during the Mongol invasions to the Middle East and Europe. The invention of the rocket dates back as far as medieval Chinese Song dynasty in the 13th century. The rocket was not originally intended to be shot off into space, however. A vehicle that is literally launched into the unknown depths of outer space has, and always will, baffle us people of planet Earth. Ever since the invention of the rocket, us humans have been amazed and mystified over such creations.

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