g_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1963/64 press photo, J. J. Carr r&d)
Bell Aerosystems artist John J. Carr’s 1963/64 depiction of rendezvous & docking of a Gemini spacecraft and Gemini Agena Target Vehicle in earth orbit, with a beckoning moon in the "background".
In most instances, which aren't a whole lot, a view of earth, from a north polar perspective, is instead featured ‘in the distance’, and circling it, the converging orbital tracks of the two vehicles are depicted, as in the linked example (and below):
ebuah.uah.es/dspace/bitstream/handle/10017/3939/C24S60F7....
Credit: University of Alcala online repository website
This then appears to be an even rarer version by Mr. Carr, instead depicting the moon - the eventual destination.
And since the artwork was primarily a promotion of Bell Aerosystem's contribution to the effort, in this case, the Agena Target Vehicle's restartable XLR81 engine, it features prominently in the foreground of the perspective rendering of the two vehicles.
g_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1963/64 press photo, J. J. Carr r&d)
Bell Aerosystems artist John J. Carr’s 1963/64 depiction of rendezvous & docking of a Gemini spacecraft and Gemini Agena Target Vehicle in earth orbit, with a beckoning moon in the "background".
In most instances, which aren't a whole lot, a view of earth, from a north polar perspective, is instead featured ‘in the distance’, and circling it, the converging orbital tracks of the two vehicles are depicted, as in the linked example (and below):
ebuah.uah.es/dspace/bitstream/handle/10017/3939/C24S60F7....
Credit: University of Alcala online repository website
This then appears to be an even rarer version by Mr. Carr, instead depicting the moon - the eventual destination.
And since the artwork was primarily a promotion of Bell Aerosystem's contribution to the effort, in this case, the Agena Target Vehicle's restartable XLR81 engine, it features prominently in the foreground of the perspective rendering of the two vehicles.