a (LLRV-ish)_v_bw_o_n (A-29998)
Possibly a unicorn. possibly some sort of proposed LLRV design; however, with THREE landing gear (with casters) & TWO crewmen. I've never seen any depiction/read any literature regarding such. The presence of the castering wheels confirms it to be a predecessor to the four-landing gear version. So, circa 1961/62?
Note also that this is on an unidentified celestial body, ostensibly, the moon. However, while that is indeed the earth looming large, the prominent white areas are Greenland and the North Pole. For such a perspective, if it is the moon, something terrible happened with regard to its orbit.
On a separate & trivial note, the depiction of the vehicle, and the mountain range, either as one or as separate pieces, literally seem to be physically superimposed upon the earth/starry sky background.
I fully expected the following to contain either reference or depiction(s) pertaining to such a vehicle. Not the case, unless I missed it, which is possible:
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/LLRV_Monograph.pdf
A weighty statement by Neil Armstrong from the Forward of the monograph:
"Someday men will return to the moon. When they do, they are quite likely to need the knowledge, the techniques, and the machine described in this volume."
Note the strong similarity of the background, other than the earth - moon switch, to that of Carl Zoschke's vivid & imaginative versions of the subsequent (I believe) four-legged/single pilot LLRV. Therefore, is this also by Mr. Zoschke…aka? Paul Brown?:
www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1960s-nasa-lunar-landing-r...
Credit: Worthpoint website
www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1898049/hist...
Credit: Air Force Materiel Command website
Related?:
Credit: “The Unwanted Blog” website
See also:
thehighfrontier.blog/2016/11/13/less-than-gravity-the-lun...
Credit: The High Frontier blog website
a (LLRV-ish)_v_bw_o_n (A-29998)
Possibly a unicorn. possibly some sort of proposed LLRV design; however, with THREE landing gear (with casters) & TWO crewmen. I've never seen any depiction/read any literature regarding such. The presence of the castering wheels confirms it to be a predecessor to the four-landing gear version. So, circa 1961/62?
Note also that this is on an unidentified celestial body, ostensibly, the moon. However, while that is indeed the earth looming large, the prominent white areas are Greenland and the North Pole. For such a perspective, if it is the moon, something terrible happened with regard to its orbit.
On a separate & trivial note, the depiction of the vehicle, and the mountain range, either as one or as separate pieces, literally seem to be physically superimposed upon the earth/starry sky background.
I fully expected the following to contain either reference or depiction(s) pertaining to such a vehicle. Not the case, unless I missed it, which is possible:
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/LLRV_Monograph.pdf
A weighty statement by Neil Armstrong from the Forward of the monograph:
"Someday men will return to the moon. When they do, they are quite likely to need the knowledge, the techniques, and the machine described in this volume."
Note the strong similarity of the background, other than the earth - moon switch, to that of Carl Zoschke's vivid & imaginative versions of the subsequent (I believe) four-legged/single pilot LLRV. Therefore, is this also by Mr. Zoschke…aka? Paul Brown?:
www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1960s-nasa-lunar-landing-r...
Credit: Worthpoint website
www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1898049/hist...
Credit: Air Force Materiel Command website
Related?:
Credit: “The Unwanted Blog” website
See also:
thehighfrontier.blog/2016/11/13/less-than-gravity-the-lun...
Credit: The High Frontier blog website