a+_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1963-64, poss. nuc. LM&SC lunar proposal, verso hand annotated G799)
Based on other similar depictions and the paltry documentation available, as part of a nuclear/‘S-N’ Apollo-like configuration, a lunar landing craft is depicted separating from its “propulsion module” in the near vicinity of the moon. The reaction control system engines of the propulsion module are firing to ensure proper separation. Note the naval vessel-like hatch & handle of the lander, with the step-rung/handrail combination down its side.
My SWAG: I think this vehicle is unmanned...I see no windows. I assume Astronauts transported via Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) will land near it & maybe use it as a base for extended lunar surface operations. The presence of the solar panels atop the lander would seem to support this. I suppose it could also be a logistics/supply vehicle. But then the solar panels would seem to be unnecessary. That is, unless it would/could subsequently serve as a power augmentation/generation facility? Who knows.
8.5" x 11".
Yet another striking Ludwik Źiemba-influenced work by what I believe are his protégés, A. Saporito & J. Kramer, on behalf of the Lockheed Missiles & Space Company. Very evocative, with the spacecraft in lunar night, over an as yet unidentified (if actual) region of the moon…dimly illuminated by scattered 'cosmic lighting'. 😉
a+_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1963-64, poss. nuc. LM&SC lunar proposal, verso hand annotated G799)
Based on other similar depictions and the paltry documentation available, as part of a nuclear/‘S-N’ Apollo-like configuration, a lunar landing craft is depicted separating from its “propulsion module” in the near vicinity of the moon. The reaction control system engines of the propulsion module are firing to ensure proper separation. Note the naval vessel-like hatch & handle of the lander, with the step-rung/handrail combination down its side.
My SWAG: I think this vehicle is unmanned...I see no windows. I assume Astronauts transported via Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) will land near it & maybe use it as a base for extended lunar surface operations. The presence of the solar panels atop the lander would seem to support this. I suppose it could also be a logistics/supply vehicle. But then the solar panels would seem to be unnecessary. That is, unless it would/could subsequently serve as a power augmentation/generation facility? Who knows.
8.5" x 11".
Yet another striking Ludwik Źiemba-influenced work by what I believe are his protégés, A. Saporito & J. Kramer, on behalf of the Lockheed Missiles & Space Company. Very evocative, with the spacecraft in lunar night, over an as yet unidentified (if actual) region of the moon…dimly illuminated by scattered 'cosmic lighting'. 😉