Ink, marker, pearlescent ink and watercolor, on illustration board. This is the first in a series of technical launch pieces I’m working on, of the SpaceX DM-2 launch from May 2020. I watched the livestream of this launch in wonder, in the middle of the pandemic lockdown, alone in my living room but surrounded by friends online in a massive group chat, all cheering at the return of human spaceflight launched from US shores.