a_v_bw_o_n (S-62-4349, prob. orig. Marquardt promo. photo)
“Artists concept of Apollo flight from Moon.”
Appropriated by NASA, this stunning artwork was originally produced by the Marquardt Corporation, manufacturer of the reaction control rocket engines, seen firing in the image.
Amongst multiple other publications I’m sure, the image was featured in an advertisement in the November 26, 1962 issue of “missiles and rockets” magazine, page 28. That issue also being the second annual NASA issue.
Content from the advertisement:
“Reaction control engines for Project Apollo
Marquardt is currently engaged in the development and fabrication of the reaction control rocket engines for the service module of the Project Apollo Spacecraft—The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s initial manned expedition to the moon. The Marquardt engines in the service module are part of the flight and stabilization control system, providing attitude control and stabilization enroute to the moon and back, and during lunar and earth orbit.
Marquardt has successfully designed and built advanced control systems for aerospace vehicles for nearly two decades. Absolute reliability and precise accuracy are necessary for satellite rendezvous, station keeping, orbit control, landing and lift-off from distant planets. Reaction control systems by The Marquardt Corporation are relied on to do these vital jobs.”
The extended periscopes of the Command Module indicate this to be a Direct Ascent Apollo lunar landing configuration. However, the advertisement makes no reference to the reaction control engines with regard to lunar descent, landing or ascent. Wouldn't they have been used to provide some sort of attitude control & stabilization during those maneuvers? Or, was there possibly gimbaling capability of the S-IVB? descent/landing? engine that sufficed? And/or did it also have its own reaction control rocket engines? Idk.
Despite this being an undeniably kick-ass image - with the clever stippled & striated look - this is what I hear when I look at the exhaust plumes of those reaction control engines:
Credit: John Majka/YouTube
Another WIN, based upon the following and some subsequent research:
www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/original-1960s-concept-art...
Credit: WorthPoint website
I'm relatively certain the artist of this, and the other similar/contemporary Marquardt ad artwork to be David Hawbecker!
a_v_bw_o_n (S-62-4349, prob. orig. Marquardt promo. photo)
“Artists concept of Apollo flight from Moon.”
Appropriated by NASA, this stunning artwork was originally produced by the Marquardt Corporation, manufacturer of the reaction control rocket engines, seen firing in the image.
Amongst multiple other publications I’m sure, the image was featured in an advertisement in the November 26, 1962 issue of “missiles and rockets” magazine, page 28. That issue also being the second annual NASA issue.
Content from the advertisement:
“Reaction control engines for Project Apollo
Marquardt is currently engaged in the development and fabrication of the reaction control rocket engines for the service module of the Project Apollo Spacecraft—The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s initial manned expedition to the moon. The Marquardt engines in the service module are part of the flight and stabilization control system, providing attitude control and stabilization enroute to the moon and back, and during lunar and earth orbit.
Marquardt has successfully designed and built advanced control systems for aerospace vehicles for nearly two decades. Absolute reliability and precise accuracy are necessary for satellite rendezvous, station keeping, orbit control, landing and lift-off from distant planets. Reaction control systems by The Marquardt Corporation are relied on to do these vital jobs.”
The extended periscopes of the Command Module indicate this to be a Direct Ascent Apollo lunar landing configuration. However, the advertisement makes no reference to the reaction control engines with regard to lunar descent, landing or ascent. Wouldn't they have been used to provide some sort of attitude control & stabilization during those maneuvers? Or, was there possibly gimbaling capability of the S-IVB? descent/landing? engine that sufficed? And/or did it also have its own reaction control rocket engines? Idk.
Despite this being an undeniably kick-ass image - with the clever stippled & striated look - this is what I hear when I look at the exhaust plumes of those reaction control engines:
Credit: John Majka/YouTube
Another WIN, based upon the following and some subsequent research:
www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/original-1960s-concept-art...
Credit: WorthPoint website
I'm relatively certain the artist of this, and the other similar/contemporary Marquardt ad artwork to be David Hawbecker!