a_v_bw_o_n (62-Apollo-139)
Early comparison of U.S. manned launch vehicles and their respective spacecraft, with Gemini/Titan excluded however. A little odd. The Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) does not yet look anything like its final configuration...along with the novel 'flip-top' apex of the Command Module (CM), truncated Service Module (SM) & diminutive Service Propulsion System (SPS) nozzle.
An AWESOME comprehensive compilation of this version, from this informative website:
www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?p=986
Credit: Aerospace Projects Review (blog) website
As a 1/6th scale model, this particular LEM design was used extensively in drop tests simulating a variety of potential lunar landing scenarios/dynamics, which are wonderfully & somewhat whimsically captured in the following video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2kJovevnPw
Credit: Jeff Quitney
Along with the supporting and superior summation/capture of early LEM design challenges and evolution:
forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=45198.0
Credit: NASA Space Flight Forum website
See also:
archive.org/details/1962-L-03827
archive.org/details/1962-L-07386
archive.org/details/1963-L-00552
crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/File:L-63-1559.jpg
Credit: NASA Cultural Resources website
archive.org/details/NIX_EL-2002-00374
archive.org/details/NIX-EL-2002-00400
archive.org/details/NIX-EL-2002-00446
Credit: Internet Archive website
a_v_bw_o_n (62-Apollo-139)
Early comparison of U.S. manned launch vehicles and their respective spacecraft, with Gemini/Titan excluded however. A little odd. The Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) does not yet look anything like its final configuration...along with the novel 'flip-top' apex of the Command Module (CM), truncated Service Module (SM) & diminutive Service Propulsion System (SPS) nozzle.
An AWESOME comprehensive compilation of this version, from this informative website:
www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?p=986
Credit: Aerospace Projects Review (blog) website
As a 1/6th scale model, this particular LEM design was used extensively in drop tests simulating a variety of potential lunar landing scenarios/dynamics, which are wonderfully & somewhat whimsically captured in the following video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2kJovevnPw
Credit: Jeff Quitney
Along with the supporting and superior summation/capture of early LEM design challenges and evolution:
forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=45198.0
Credit: NASA Space Flight Forum website
See also:
archive.org/details/1962-L-03827
archive.org/details/1962-L-07386
archive.org/details/1963-L-00552
crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/File:L-63-1559.jpg
Credit: NASA Cultural Resources website
archive.org/details/NIX_EL-2002-00374
archive.org/details/NIX-EL-2002-00400
archive.org/details/NIX-EL-2002-00446
Credit: Internet Archive website