a_v_c_o_AKP (S-63-11324)
“First stage transposition docking”
Hmm…’first stage’ & ‘transposition docking’. Obviously, yet another bumbling, clueless & erroneous NASA caption.
The caption from a black & white version of this photo, likely written by an NAA employee. While better, even it only addresses what’s transpiring at the moment, not the process/maneuver. It makes it sound like “buh-bye LEM”. And there’s the ‘services’ thing. Dang:
“After the third stage engine burns for the second time the Apollo vehicle is on its lunar trajectory. The adapter surrounding the LEM (Lunar Excursion Module) is separated. Next the command and services modules separate leaving the LEM attached to the third stage.”
More precisely, this depicts commencement of transposition and docking maneuvers.
Looking at the close tolerances, how is the LEM going to be extracted without possibly shearing off the RCS thrusters? The fit looks REALLY tight. In all seriousness, this must've been a rendering error, no?
No matter, the bottom line is that it's by the supremely talented Gary Meyer.
a_v_c_o_AKP (S-63-11324)
“First stage transposition docking”
Hmm…’first stage’ & ‘transposition docking’. Obviously, yet another bumbling, clueless & erroneous NASA caption.
The caption from a black & white version of this photo, likely written by an NAA employee. While better, even it only addresses what’s transpiring at the moment, not the process/maneuver. It makes it sound like “buh-bye LEM”. And there’s the ‘services’ thing. Dang:
“After the third stage engine burns for the second time the Apollo vehicle is on its lunar trajectory. The adapter surrounding the LEM (Lunar Excursion Module) is separated. Next the command and services modules separate leaving the LEM attached to the third stage.”
More precisely, this depicts commencement of transposition and docking maneuvers.
Looking at the close tolerances, how is the LEM going to be extracted without possibly shearing off the RCS thrusters? The fit looks REALLY tight. In all seriousness, this must've been a rendering error, no?
No matter, the bottom line is that it's by the supremely talented Gary Meyer.