a/fut_v_bw_o_n (MS-G 30-65, APRIL 14, 1965)

1965 Marshall Space Flight Center (likely Graphics Engineering branch) artist's concept of what I'm assuming to be an advanced-/post-Apollo lunar exploration mission.

An Astronaut has either just arrived to, or is about to depart from - via his Lunar Flying Vehicle (LFV) - an interesting lunar surface experiments package deployment site. Based on other information, the LFV depicted may have been a Bell Aerosystems design.

As an aside, note the absence of the almost obligatory earth-in-the-sky, opting instead for a nebula.

 

I'm almost certain the beautiful work is by Rosemary A. Dobbins.

 

Pertinent information, at least WRT the LFV:

 

ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19690028820...

 

ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19680023965...

 

www.astronautix.com/l/lfvbell.html

Credit: Astronautix website

 

It's also similar to the LFV depicted in Plate 9 of Grumman's "LUNAR MODULE DERIVATIVES for Future Space Missions" portfolio. An extract of it follows, note in this instance, plate/figure R-140:

 

www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/LM23_LM_Derivatives_LMD1-13.pdf

 

BTW, Rosemary Dobbins’ daughter: YOU’RE WELCOME.

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