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a (MORL)_v_bw_o_n (1964-65, unnumbered World Book Encyclopedia Sci. Svc. Inc. photo)

“A Military Apollo. . . envisioned by artist”

 

AKA an Apollo spacecraft-based Manned Orbital/Orbiting Laboratory (MOL)…due to the reference to ‘military’. Civilian/NASA would be the Manned Orbital/Orbiting Laboratory (MOL). I think.

I wonder why both Astronauts are wearing space suits? Being military, maybe they’re conducting a high-priority mission, about to rain holy hell on the USSR, Moscow at least. If so, potential contingency actions probably require being suited up.

 

~7.625” x ~9.75”. Barbarically trimmed by some troglodyte long ago. At least it's still really glossy.

 

No artist’s name visible…possibly lopped off during the vandalism by the aforementioned.

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Uploaded on September 14, 2022