g11_v_bw_o_n (66-H-1167, 66-HC-1452, S-66-50809 eq)
“Artist’s concept of Gemini 11 astronaut Richard F. Gordon, pilot of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s three-day Earth orbital mission using a power tool during the space mission. The D-16 experiment power tool evaluation will evaluate man’s capability to perform work tasks in space, including the comparison of ability to work tethered and untethered, and to evaluate the performance of the minimum reaction power tool.”
The tether mechanism can be seen, attached to Gordon's right knee, extending to & attached to the hand-rail running along the exterior of equipment module. Was not some early/prototype version of Apollo's "golden slippers" considered? Granted that implied a fixed "station", with no capability to translate...with no RMS yet available. ;-)
Due to Gordon’s difficulties during the first EVA, which was truncated as a result, the D-16 experiment was not conducted.
Yet ANOTHER beautiful work by - who else - John Gorsuch. And, this time bestowed the honor of it being an official NASA/"NASA-appropriated" image. He had finally/rightfully "arrived". ;-)
Thankfully, for us/me, Mr. Gorsuch was an artistic machine.
If so inclined, search “John Gorsuch” on this photo hosting ‘service’, without the quotation marks, for an appreciation of the "prolificity" & scope of this man's work...and it's ONLY the stuff that I've stumbled upon.
Do it on a desktop/laptop, since the search returns of the mobile app leave something, a lot actually, to be desired.
g11_v_bw_o_n (66-H-1167, 66-HC-1452, S-66-50809 eq)
“Artist’s concept of Gemini 11 astronaut Richard F. Gordon, pilot of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s three-day Earth orbital mission using a power tool during the space mission. The D-16 experiment power tool evaluation will evaluate man’s capability to perform work tasks in space, including the comparison of ability to work tethered and untethered, and to evaluate the performance of the minimum reaction power tool.”
The tether mechanism can be seen, attached to Gordon's right knee, extending to & attached to the hand-rail running along the exterior of equipment module. Was not some early/prototype version of Apollo's "golden slippers" considered? Granted that implied a fixed "station", with no capability to translate...with no RMS yet available. ;-)
Due to Gordon’s difficulties during the first EVA, which was truncated as a result, the D-16 experiment was not conducted.
Yet ANOTHER beautiful work by - who else - John Gorsuch. And, this time bestowed the honor of it being an official NASA/"NASA-appropriated" image. He had finally/rightfully "arrived". ;-)
Thankfully, for us/me, Mr. Gorsuch was an artistic machine.
If so inclined, search “John Gorsuch” on this photo hosting ‘service’, without the quotation marks, for an appreciation of the "prolificity" & scope of this man's work...and it's ONLY the stuff that I've stumbled upon.
Do it on a desktop/laptop, since the search returns of the mobile app leave something, a lot actually, to be desired.