a_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1968-70, derivative of the following: NAA news photo no. P-24, M63-476, 66-H-1463, 116-KSC-66C-1811)
North American Rockwell artist's rendering of the Lunar Module's descent and landing, likely issued either shortly before or shortly after the Apollo 11 mission.
As was often the case during LEM/LM development, this is a circa 1968/69 derivative of earlier artist’s concepts (possibly commencing in 1963), updated/modified to reflect the latest external design changes. Or, as in this case, changes to the local lunar environs. In this iteration, the mountainous background present in a previous version(s) has/have been removed, possibly reflecting awareness of the flatness of the Mare Tranquillitatis landing site. Therefore likely being modified either shortly prior to the mission or shortly thereafter.
Per an earlier issuance with the same LM & mountains still present:
"Apollo Moon Mission Sequence 5 -- With one
astronaut remaining in the CSM in orbit around the moon, the other two crewmen descend to the lunar surface in the Lunar Module."
Finally, in the following North American Rockwell news/press publication, a near equivalent of this image (with a latter design LM, and minus the mountains & the ‘middle’ LM) is labeled as P-27:
cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/413105/Apollo%20Press%20Kits/North...
The parent site to the above is also most impressive:
www.apollopresskits.com/apollo-presskit-directory
Credit: David Meerman Scott
Possibly by Gary Meyer?
Of superior & unblemished gloss.
a_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1968-70, derivative of the following: NAA news photo no. P-24, M63-476, 66-H-1463, 116-KSC-66C-1811)
North American Rockwell artist's rendering of the Lunar Module's descent and landing, likely issued either shortly before or shortly after the Apollo 11 mission.
As was often the case during LEM/LM development, this is a circa 1968/69 derivative of earlier artist’s concepts (possibly commencing in 1963), updated/modified to reflect the latest external design changes. Or, as in this case, changes to the local lunar environs. In this iteration, the mountainous background present in a previous version(s) has/have been removed, possibly reflecting awareness of the flatness of the Mare Tranquillitatis landing site. Therefore likely being modified either shortly prior to the mission or shortly thereafter.
Per an earlier issuance with the same LM & mountains still present:
"Apollo Moon Mission Sequence 5 -- With one
astronaut remaining in the CSM in orbit around the moon, the other two crewmen descend to the lunar surface in the Lunar Module."
Finally, in the following North American Rockwell news/press publication, a near equivalent of this image (with a latter design LM, and minus the mountains & the ‘middle’ LM) is labeled as P-27:
cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/413105/Apollo%20Press%20Kits/North...
The parent site to the above is also most impressive:
www.apollopresskits.com/apollo-presskit-directory
Credit: David Meerman Scott
Possibly by Gary Meyer?
Of superior & unblemished gloss.