a_v_bw_o_n (1959, plate no. 3112, Fig. 7 of 10th IAC Rosen & Schwenk presentation)
NASA artist's concept of second stage separation/third stage ignition during the nighttime launch of a Nova launch vehicle on a “Lunar Return Mission”, aka “Lunar Landing”. This stunning work was part of a presentation/paper entitled “A Rocket for Manned Lunar Exploration”, given by Milton W. Rosen and Francis C. Schwenk at the Tenth International Astronautical (Federation?) Congress in London, 31 August 1959.
~6.75” x 8”. The photograph having been trimmed from its original 8” x 10”, thus removing the silhouetted image of the Nova rocket that was to the left, with the active stage highlighted. That, and the obvious ~2” tear at the top, which at least lays flat. Damn…it. But hey, it’s rare & it survived.
The depiction is so ‘contemporary’ looking it’s hard to believe it’s from 1959! Kudos to the talented & likely forever anonymous NASA artist.
a_v_bw_o_n (1959, plate no. 3112, Fig. 7 of 10th IAC Rosen & Schwenk presentation)
NASA artist's concept of second stage separation/third stage ignition during the nighttime launch of a Nova launch vehicle on a “Lunar Return Mission”, aka “Lunar Landing”. This stunning work was part of a presentation/paper entitled “A Rocket for Manned Lunar Exploration”, given by Milton W. Rosen and Francis C. Schwenk at the Tenth International Astronautical (Federation?) Congress in London, 31 August 1959.
~6.75” x 8”. The photograph having been trimmed from its original 8” x 10”, thus removing the silhouetted image of the Nova rocket that was to the left, with the active stage highlighted. That, and the obvious ~2” tear at the top, which at least lays flat. Damn…it. But hey, it’s rare & it survived.
The depiction is so ‘contemporary’ looking it’s hard to believe it’s from 1959! Kudos to the talented & likely forever anonymous NASA artist.