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I've recently had time to rediscover my love of drawing after not having drawn properly for about a year. These are some sketches I've produced lately- some are from life while others are imaginary.
This Soviet capsule is made up; I imagine it as being an experimental module in the style of Vostok/Voskhod, created as a lead up to a secret lunar conspiracy program.
The European Service Module that will power NASA’s Orion spacecraft to the Moon and beyond is taking shape in the assembly hall at Airbus Defence and Space, Bremen, Germany. The spacecraft module will provide propulsion, electricity, water, oxygen and nitrogen and thermal control.
Seen here is the primary structure that provides rigidity to the European Service Module much like the chassis of a car. It absorbs the vibrations and energy from launch while a secondary structure protects the module from micrometeoroids and space debris.
Assembly of the thousands of components needed to build the advanced spacecraft started on 19 May with the arrival of the primary structure that was shipped from Turin, Italy, by Thales Alenia Space. In 2018 this structure will be an element of the European Service Module that will be launched into space, as part of the Orion spacecraft, on its first mission to fly more than 64 000 km beyond the Moon and back.
In the background is a poster of ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) that was also assembled in this hall in Bremen. Five ATVs flew to the International Space Station to deliver supplies and raise its orbit. Developing ATV provided the experience necessary to develop the European Service Module in Europe.
Credit: Airbus DS
Toujours des formes étranges mais bien plus proches de nous cette fois-ci : ce sont les panneaux solaires du côté Russe de la Station spatiale, à 400 km au-dessus de vos têtes, quasiment à portée de main pour nous...
Stranges shapes but not #CropArt: sometimes beauty is closer than 400 km below, as illustrated by the Russian service module’s solar panels in close-up.
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
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The Lunar Module (LM) was a two-stage spacecraft built by Grumman that was the first vehicle designed to operate solely in the vacuum of space and designed to ferry two astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon's surface and back. The "Eagle" was the specific lunar module used during the Apollo 11 mission, which was the first mission to land humans on the Moon on July 20, 1969. The mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth before the end of the 1960s.
The descent stage of the Lunar Module, the lower section, remained on the Moon after the astronauts left. The ascent stage, which contained the crew compartment, lifted off from the Moon to rendezvous with the orbiting command module. Six of these descent stages remain at their landing sites on the Moon today.
This model is a display at the National Space Centre in Leicester, UK. This is a major highlight of the centre, which also houses a 42-meter-high rocket tower, the UK's largest planetarium, and other space-related galleries with interactive displays and artifacts. As well as this model of the Apollo Lunar Lander, there is a real moon rock collected during the Apollo 17 mission.
Module 15, this cliff was supposed to be a lot higher.
To save parts and time I made a smaller rock but the footprint is the same. Later I might revise this part.
Third stage with the command module and seats one astronaut. This will connect to the top of the second stage well thus hiding the propulsion rockets beneath. The Millennium Falcon canopies recently acquired from the last event make a perfect fit. Just have to build the supports so it can be displayed horizontally showing the connections between the three stages...
My first ever GBC-module! Only took me around 6-7 years to finally get one done, haha! Anyways, hope you like it :) Check the video, it does actually work! youtu.be/SD7lMjUY234?si=PfMJ7c46OluOruLs
Eugene Cernan, Commander of the final Apollo mission, Apollo 17, and the last man to walk on the Moon, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, surrounded by his family.
www.nasa.gov/astronautprofiles/cernan
May 13, 1969, Image KSC-69PC-148 courtesy NASA Kennedy Space Center
My second ever GBC-module. Wanted to try building it from scratch this time, so took a little while to figure out the wave-mechanism, but a fun challenge :)
Pretty happy with the way the dragon turned out and the motion works fairly well with the overall look. Have a look at the video if you want a closer look. Hope you like it! youtu.be/GenuLBWM1-Y?si=3zWL5cj-TP9QCVXr
Motor modules in boxes will probably not be the next big thing in transportation, but it makes a nice picture.
ISS047e109559 (05/11/2016) --- The SpaceX Dragon is seen berthed to the Earth-facing side of the station's Harmony module shortly before departure. The vehicle was ultimately released by Expedition 47 robotic arm operator Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency) at 9:18 a.m. EDT. Dragon returned to Earth carrying more than 3,700 pounds of NASA cargo and science samples from human research, biology and biotechnology studies, physical science investigations and education activities sponsored by NASA and the U.S. national laboratory.
Name: Sturdy Edge Module
Designer: Michał Kosmulski
Orange units: 48 Paper: 4,0 х 4,0
Green units: 48 Paper: 4,0 х 5,2 (1 : 1,3)
Purple units: 72 Paper: 4,0 х 4,0
Final height: ~ 13,0 cm
Truncated Cuboctahedron
Original: michal.kosmulski.org/origami/truncated-cuboctahedron-stem...
Tutorial: michal.kosmulski.org/origami/stem/
Le module de commande Columbia est la partie du vaisseau spatial qui a servi lors de la mission Apollo 11. Elle a été la première à faire alunir des humains sur la Lune.
This ‘mirror module’ – formed of 140 industrial silicon mirror plates, stacked together by a sophisticated robotic system – is destined to form part of the optical system of ESA’s Athena X-ray observatory.
Due to launch in 2031, Athena will probe 10 to 100 times deeper into the cosmos than previous X-ray missions, to observe the very hottest, high-energy celestial objects. To achieve this the mission requires entirely new X-ray optics technology.
Energetic X-rays don’t behave like typical light waves: they don’t reflect in a standard mirror. Instead they can only be reflected at shallow angles, like stones skimming along water. So multiple mirrors must be stacked together to focus them: ESA’s 1999-launched XMM-Newton has three sets of 58 gold-plated nickel mirrors, each nestled inside one another. But to see further, Athena needs tens of thousands of densely-packed mirror plates.
A new technology had to be invented: ‘silicon pore optics’, based on stacking together mirror plates made from industrial silicon wafers, which are normally used to manufacture silicon chips.
It was developed at ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands, and patented by ESA, invented by an ESA staff member with the founder of cosine Research, the Dutch company leading an European consortium developing Athena’s optics.
The technology was refined through a series of ESA R&D projects, and all process steps have been demonstrated to be suitable for industrial production. The wafers have grooves cut into them, leaving stiffening ribs to form the ‘pores’ the X-rays will pass through. They are given a slight curvature, tapering towards a desired point so the complete flight mirror can focus X-ray images.
“We’ve produced hundreds of stacks using a trio of automated stacking robot,” explains ESA optics engineer Eric Wille. “Stacking the mirror plates is a crucial step, taking place in a cleanroom environment to avoid any dust contamination, targeting thousandth of a millimetre scale precision. Our angular resolution is continuously improving.”
“Ongoing shock and other environmental testing ensures the modules will meet Athena’s requirements, and the modules are regularly tested using different X-ray facilities.”
Athena’s flight mirror – comprising hundreds of these mirror modules – is due for completion three to four years before launch, to allow for its testing and integration.
Each new ESA Science mission observes the Universe in a different way from the one before it, requiring a steady stream of new technologies years in advance of launch. That’s where ESA’s research and development activities come in, to early anticipate such needs, to make sure the right technology is available at the right time for missions to come.
Long-term planning is crucial to realise the missions that investigate fundamental science questions, and to ensure the continued development of innovative technology, inspiring new generations of European scientists and engineers.
Science is everywhere at ESA. As well as exploring the Universe and answering the big questions about our place in space we develop the satellites, rockets and technologies to get there. Science also helps us to care for our home planet. All this week we're highlighting different aspects of science at ESA. Join the conversation with #ScienceAtESA.
Credits: ESA/cosine Research
iss065e431136 (Sept. 28, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured during its relocation maneuver from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
Alan L. Bean, Lunar Module Pilot Apollo 12, and the fourth man to walk on the Moon, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 after suddenly falling ill two weeks prior.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Bean
July 3, 1969, Image S69-38859 courtesy NASA Johnson Space Center
I've never been a fan of these lumbering space modules on wheels, but even in 2014 the realisation had dawned on me that they were becoming an increasingly rare sight on the road, hence the photo you now behold.
Its MOT history makes for interesting reading (especially the temporary fuel cap!), so it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that it came off the road the following year.
Registered in Reading on the 28th May 1998, it was on its 4th owner, who purchased it from Croxted Motors in Dulwich in September 2008.
104,244 miles recorded at its last MOT in August 2014.
iss066e115544 (Jan. 16, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Kayla Barron peers out from a window inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world." Prominent components in this photograph include the Tranquility module to which the cupola is attached too and the BEAM module.
PROJECT: Space Bus splits into 3 modules: The Control Center, the Main Cabin, and the Science Section.
Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Apollo 17 salutes the flag on the lunar surface during extravehicular activity (EVA) on NASA's final lunar landing mission. The Lunar Module "Challenger" is in the left background behind the flag and the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) also in background behind him. While astronauts Cernan and Schmitt descended in the Challenger to explore the Taurus-Littrow region of the Moon, astronaut Ronald E. Evans, Command Module pilot, remained with the Command/Service Module (CSM) "America" in lunar-orbit.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: AS17-134-20380
Date: December 11, 1972
Tiles from the Museu Nacional do Azulejo in Lisbon, Portugal
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Here are the modules I have so far, plus the unmanned scout vehicle.
I don't have plans for any more modules immediately, but could definitely see myself building some eventually.
Another masterpiece artists’ concept of an early LEM/CSM design (ca. 1962), depicting the Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) burn of the Command/Service Module Service Propulsion System (SPS) engine. The shading, dramatic lunar terrain and overall attention to detail is amazing. Unparalleled artwork.
Kudos to Ludwik Źiemba and William A. Collopy.
8.5" x 11".
William A. “Bill” Collopy, an unexpected WIN:
starherald.com/william-a-collopy/article_936831fc-6037-58...
Credit: Star Herald website
And since the above link is likely tenuous, its content:
“SCOTTSBLUFF - William A. 'Bill' Collopy, 78, of Scottsbluff died Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, at Regional West Medical Center comforted by his wife, Kay.
A memorial service was held Jan. 31 at the First Church of God in Scottsbluff with the Rev. Curtis Germany officiating. Abiding by Bill's wishes, cremation has taken place at the Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff…
…Bill was born Dec. 10, 1927, in Scottsbluff, to Francis John and Maude Rutz (Amalia) Collopy. He received his education in the Scottsbluff Public School System graduating from Scottsbluff High School, and continued at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, as well as attending the Scottsbluff Junior College in Scottsbluff.
Bill enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps on Dec. 18, 1945, and was honorably discharged in July of 1947, after achieving the rank of corporal.
Bill married Regina Kayleen "Kay" Germany on Aug. 13, 1950, in Scottsbluff. Bill spent his working years in Kansas, California, and Texas as a technical illustrator for Boeing, Convair, and Lockheed.
Following retirement in 1992, Bill returned to Scottsbluff, the boyhood home he loved so much. Bill enjoyed his retirement years locally as an activities bus driver for the Scottsbluff Public School System, as well as Western Nebraska Community College and especially enjoying his recent years at Twin Cities Baseball. Bill enjoyed woodworking and spending time with family.
Bill is survived by his wife: Regina Kayleen "Kay" Collopy of Scottsbluff; son: Brad Collopy and his wife Aggie in Gering; daughters: Brenda Momper of Alliance and Berni Holmes and her husband Rodney of Aurora, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; uncle: John Rutz; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
His parents: Frank and Maude; and brother: Frank Jr., preceded Bill in death.”
iss063e034054 (July 1, 2020) --- The SpaceX Crew Dragon, the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 resupply ship and Europe's Columbus laboratory module figure prominently in this photograph taken during a spacewalk with astronauts Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy. All three are attached to the U.S. Harmony module with the International Docking Adapter on top.