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“This view of the Skylab 4 Command/Service Module in a docked configuration is a frame from a roll of movie film exposed by a 16mm Maurer camera. The other four components of the Skylab space station in Earth orbit are out of view to the right. This picture was taken by astronaut Gerald P. Carr, Skylab 4 commander, during the final Skylab extravehicular activity (EVA) which took place on Feb. 3, 1974. The crew members -- Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson and William Pogue -- were the first NASA astronauts to spend New Year's in space. A week earlier, they became the first crew to perform an EVA on Christmas day.”
spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/skylab/skylab4/html/s...
Also:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Skylab_4_-_co...
The cover of the booklet for another of my old TI99/4A games.
From the '80s, when the graphics promoting the game were better than those in the game.
This was a fun game, though; certainly, of the original TI ones, probably my favourite (not including Atarisoft games like Defender).
Men and capsule survive the blazing re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
Project Apollo: Mission to the Moon
by Charles Coombs
Scholastic Books, Inc., 1965
The American Apollo spacecraft as seen in Earth orbit from the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft during the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission. The Command/Service Module and Docking Module are contrasted against a black-sky background. This is a near "head on" view of the Apollo. This picture was furnished by the USSR in an exchange of photography taken during the ASTP flight. Note the docking mechanism and docking target on the Docking Module. The four dish-like reflectors of the unified S-band high-gain antenna protrude from the side of the Service Module. The American and Soviet spacecraft were joined together in space for approximately 47 hours on July 17-18-19, 1975.
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Credit: Framepool website
“Strap-on solid fuel rockets would provide the additional boost needed for the Saturn IB to put a high-flying astronomical telescope into orbit in a future mission envisioned by Chrysler Corp. officials at Michoud [said].”
When you take a closer look at this, it’s really a beautiful & detailed work. Unfortunately, no signature is visible. And, if indeed by a Chrysler Corp. artist, identification will remain elusive, if not impossible.
Although...although...if by some chance it's a NASA work, there may be some similarity to Rosemary Dobbins' works:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Saturn_V_Conc...
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Technical_Ill...
Both above credit: Wikimedia
Maybe even Albert Lane.
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Astronaut Alfred M. Worden, Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot, floats in space outside the spacecraft during his trans-Earth extravehicular activity (EVA). This photograph was taken from a frame of motion picture film exposed by the 16mm Maurer camera mounted in the hatch of the Command Module (CM). During his EVA, Worden made an inspection of the Service Module's Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay and retrieved the film cassettes from the Panoramic Camera and the Mapping Camera. The SIM bay holds eight orbital science experiments. The EVA occurred when the spacecraft was homeward bound approximately 171,000 nautical miles from Earth.
R.I.P. Col. Worden, with heartfelt thanks.
1/20th scale Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) and Command/Service Module (CSM) engineering models depicting docked configuration and LEM descent to surface, ca. 1966.
Lithograph.
“Placement of mated CSM on Saturn rocket (concept art). Aerojet produced the 21,900-lb. thrust service propulsion engine for Apollo.”
8.5” x 11”.
The above description is from Drew Granston’s post of this image (linked to below), which I’m assuming accompanied his version of the print.
The depiction of the Aerojet-General Service Propulsion System (SPS) engine, obviously highlighted in this striking work by the Aerojet’s talented staff artist George Mathis, is a little problematic. The pseudo-cutaway depicted adapter/fairing extending out from the base of the Service Module is cylindrical, which is more representative of flights SA-6/AS-101 through SA-10/AS-105. However, those flight configurations featured no CSMs, hence, no SPS engines.
It was not until AS-201 & AS-202 that SPS engines were flown & fired, which featured the familiar conical Spacecraft LM Adapter (SLA) fairing. Additionally, the fins of the Block II Saturn booster on the launchpad in the background are representative of flights SA-5 through SA-10, again, with no CSM/SPS configurations aboard.
Finally, although neither here nor there, I don’t think any CSM stack was ever transported out to the launchpad horizontally, as is shown here. So, I’m thinking this is more likely from ca. 1962, possibly before Mr. Mathis was aware of the above information…or, maybe just his exercise of artistic license.
Regardless, it’s a wonderful example of Mr. Mathis’ unique style.
Pertaining to the disposition of Mr. Mathis' works:
ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc90.htm
Credit: “Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections” website
(I wonder if under “Space Art, Black and White Photos”, this is “Apollo stage, hoisting onto rocket”, contained within Box 4, Folder 119.)
Also:
news.wsu.edu/news/2019/07/16/wsu-grads-art-brought-apollo...
Credit: “WSU Insider” website
And:
www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/1533/Mathis/George
Credit: “The Annex Galleries” website
And last, but not least...check out the wonderful array of works, thanks yet again to the wonderful Internet Archive website:
archive.org/details/aeroject2007calendargeorgemathisartis...
Thank You & Continue to Rest In Peace Good Sir.
Interesting aside...that is, if correct, and more importantly...legit:
www.worldint.com/oldwesttrails/gmathis.html
Credit: "Old West Trails" website
One more...interesting SPS reading...that's hopefully, at least partially correct:
www.nasa.gov/history/60-years-ago-first-test-firing-of-th...
To the Moon: Project Apollo and the U.S. Air Force
The goal of Project Apollo was to land astronauts on the moon and return them safely to Earth. Beating the Soviets to the moon in the "space race" of the 1960s was an important part of the Cold War competition between the United States and the USSR for prestige and world leadership in science and technology.
NASA had contemplated a journey to the moon since its formation in 1958. Rivalry with the USSR in space "firsts" was intense, and the Soviets had scored important victories -- launching Sputnik, the world's first satellite, and sending the first man into space. The moon landing project was the biggest prize in the space race. It became a national goal in 1961 when President John F. Kennedy proposed that the United States complete this difficult task before 1970.
Developing the ability to travel to the moon and carry out lunar scientific exploration established American preeminence in space technology. Project Apollo achieved six lunar landings between 1969 and 1972, in which 12 astronauts walked on the moon. The U.S. Air Force role in Apollo was important and varied, and included biomedical research and testing, launch and recovery support, and airborne telemetry and tracking. Of the 29 astronauts who flew Apollo missions, 14 were Air Force officers or had Air Force experience.
Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavor
Apollo 15 was the fourth mission to land astronauts on the moon and the only Apollo mission with an all-Air Force crew. Col. David R. Scott, Lt. Col. James B. Irwin and Maj. Alfred M. Worden flew the command module on display, named Endeavor, to the moon in 1971. The craft is named after the ship that carried Capt. James Cook on his famous 18th century scientific voyage.
After launch on July 26, 1971, the crew spent four days traveling to the moon. On July 30, Scott and Irwin landed the lunar module Falcon on the moon, and spent about 67 hours on the lunar surface. Worden remained aboard Endeavor in lunar orbit conducting experiments and taking photographs. The crew returned to Earth on Aug. 7, 1971, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. The successful mission lasted just over 12 days.
The three major Apollo spacecraft components were the command module, the service module and the lunar module. The service module carried equipment, plus support and propulsion systems, while the lunar module took two crewman to the moon's surface. Like earlier Mercury and Gemini spacecraft, the Apollo command module re-entered Earth's atmosphere blunt-end first. A protective heat shield made of epoxy resins in a metal honeycomb charred away as the spacecraft slowed in the atmosphere, shedding the nearly 3,000-degree (F) heat of re-entry. Parachutes then slowed the spacecraft for a landing in the Pacific Ocean. One of Apollo 15's three parachutes failed, and Endeavor hit the water somewhat faster than the anticipated 29-36 mph, but no crewmen were injured.
The command module, made by North American Rockwell Corp., is 10 feet, 7 inches tall, 12 feet, 10 inches wide, and 12,952 pounds at launch. The space for three crewmen inside is about 210 cubic feet, about the same as an average minivan. The crew compartment contained navigation equipment, controls and displays, and other equipment. The lower part of the spacecraft housed plumbing, wiring, fuel and reaction control engines, while the upper part contained re-entry parachutes and a hatch for passage to the lunar module. The hatch on the side of the spacecraft was used for entry before launch and exit after returning to Earth, and is located above the middle of three side-by-side astronaut couches.
The Apollo 14 Command Module Kitty Hawk is on display at the Saturn V Centre building at KSC after being on display at the nearby Astronaut Hall of Fame for several years.
Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the American Apollo program, and the third to land on the Moon. It was the last of the "H missions", targeted landings with two-day stays on the Moon with two lunar EVAs, or moonwalks.
At the beginning of the mission, the CSM Kitty Hawk had difficulty achieving capture and docking with the LM Antares. Repeated attempts to dock went on for 1 hour and 42 minutes, until it was suggested that pilot Roosa hold Kitty Hawk against Antares using its thrusters, then the docking probe would be retracted out of the way, hopefully triggering the docking latches. This attempt was successful, and no further docking problems were encountered during the mission.
Kitty Hawk splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean on February 9, 1971 at 21:05 [UTC], approximately 760 nautical miles south of American Samoa.
Post-flight documentation photo of the umbilical fairing interface of Apollo 11 Command Module (Columbia). See the two subsequent photos in this album for context/orientation, both pre- and in-flight.
The fairing, which remained attached to the Service Module at jettison, housed the veritable "nervous system" pathway between the Service Module and Command Module during the mission.
Apollo 17 Command/Service Module (CSM) “America” viewed from Lunar Module “Challenger”, taken during the Translunar Coast TLC.
Original film magazine was labeled NN. Film type was SO-368 Color Ektachrome MS CEX, Color Reversal, 80mm lens.
The restored interior the of Apollo 13 Command Module. The capsule is on display at the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas.
"Apollo recovery exercises with LCU."
This one begs for all kinds of additional research; however, the information out there is scant and fragmented. For starters - that is "USAF" on the bow of the ship, right? An Air Force LCU, FS, or whatever it is? And not one, but TWO boilerplates. Could one of them be the enigmatic & elusive BP 1227 of lore?
Tangential, but interesting reading:
amp.timeinc.net/thedrive/the-war-zone/26093/the-u-s-army-...
Credit: ‘The Drive’ website
"Apollo 16- CM 113 move to Chamber "S" and mate to Service Module."
This photo was taken at the Manned Spacecraft Operations (MSOB) Building, Kennedy Space Center (KSC). However, I can't seem to find a Chamber “S” (at least not anywhere online). Chambers “L”, “M” & R” - yes, “S” - no. Possibly/probably a typo?
The photo provides an excellent view of the circular sextant & telescope optical covers, and directly below it, the substantial wiring bundles within the opened umbilical fairing, which connects the Command & Service Modules (CSM). The 'rim' of the SM is visible at the right elbow of the technician laying on his side, immediately below the dangling arrowhead-shaped plumb-bob. THAT'S AMAZING: A most likely ancient carpenter's tool was used to help align/position manned spacecraft that transported human beings to/from the moon.
Note the affiliation of the folks in the altitude chamber in this photo, mostly North American Rockwell (NAR), manufacturer of the CSM. Makes sense during mating - you'd want the people that originally built the thing to put it together...with the aid of a plumb-bob. ;-)
PictionID:53761085 - Catalog:14_031895 - Title:Apollo Program Details: Apollo Proposal; Mock Up with Space Man Date: 09/28/1961 - Filename:14_031895.tif - Images from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
“The Apollo 14 command and service modules are being mated to the spacecraft LM adapter (SLA) at the Manned Spacecraft Center integrated work stand. This operation completes the mating of the 365 ft. tall Saturn V launch vehicle. From the Vehicle Assembly Building it will be moved via the crawler to the launch complex 2 1/2 miles away.”
Preflight photo: Apollo 6 Command Module 020 interior, Right Hand Equipment Bay (aft section).
And, as always, excellent reading/info at:
www.drewexmachina.com/2018/04/04/apollo-6-the-saturn-v-th...
Credit: Drew Ex Machina website/Andrew LePage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvCMJLjqD8o
Credit: Hidden Below
For more information see: www.museumofflight.org/spacecraft/north-american-%E2%80%9...
The hatch was modified in this block one. For interior shot see: www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/5806232271/
Collection Name: MS439 John Paulus Collection
Photographer/Studio: likely Whitey Owens
Description: The VIPs of the Apollo 11 one-year anniversary event are seated in chairs behind the stage. The Command Module and lunar rock sample exhibit are behind them as is the Capitol Building. The three astronauts are Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins (front row, far end).
Coverage: United States – Missouri – Cole County – Jefferson City
Date: 07/20/1970
Rights: public domain
Credit: Courtesy of Missouri State Archives
Image Number: MS439_Box200_F013.tif
Institution: Missouri State Archives
Neil Armstrong on why humanity went to the moon.
RIP Neil. Sincere thanks for all you did for America... and humanity.
Apollo 15 pre-mission documentation photo of crew preference decals, added as memory aids to various control panels within both spacecraft, in this case Command Module Endeavour.
Per the Apollo Flight Journal:
"Control panel 230 was added to [the "J" Missions] CM to enable control of the new SIM bay experiments, which included the Lunar Mapping Camera to activate/deactivate camera heaters and functions, compensate for image motion and extend/retract the camera on its deployment rails. For the Panoramic Camera the panel was used to activate/deactivate camera heaters, supply/remove primary camera power, select operate/standby operation modes, supply film roller torque to prevent slack in film during launch and maneuvers, activate a five-frame film advance cycle if the camera was not operated in a 24-hour period, increase/decrease the width of the exposure slit, and select the stereo or monoscopic mode of operation. This panel was primarily operated by the Command Module Pilot (CMP). Also included on this panel was a power switch to activate the scientific data system information collection and processing equipment. Another switch on this panel activates the remote checkout of the scientific data system frequency generating equipment by the ground."
The above, along with a slew of excellent graphics, photos, diagrams, etc, at:
Apollo-Soyuz Command Module @ California Space Center
# #apollo #soyuz #apollosoyuz #commandmodule #apollosoyuzcommandmodule #NASA #Roscosmos #spacecraft
An unidentified Apollo Command Module boilerplate during flotation stability tests conducted circa 1961/62(?). Photo (possibly a frame from motion picture documentation) appears to be shortly after water impact.
Apollo 6/AS-502 Command Module (CM-020) is prepared for mating/stacking prior to its 4 April 1968 launch.
And, as always, excellent reading/info at:
www.drewexmachina.com/2018/04/04/apollo-6-the-saturn-v-th...
Credit: Drew Ex Machina website/Andrew LePage
Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins sit in a rubber dinghy in their isolation suits while a technician shuts the hatch on their lunar Command Module Columbia, July 24, 1969. See my blog post.
Image is by NASA, and is public domain.
Boilerplate no. 6, destined for Pad Abort Test no. 1 (PA-1), after being offloaded at Holliman AFB, White Sands, NM, July 1963.
After arrival at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), Boilerplate no. 6 is seen being prepared for Pad Abort Test 1 (PA-1), on 7 November 1963 .
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pad_Abort_Test_1
Additional photos at this WONDERFUL site:
georgesrockets.com/GRP/Scale/DATA/JoePhotos/PA-1/PA-1-pic...
The astronauts perform their system checks while in orbit.
Project Apollo: Mission to the Moon
by Charles Coombs
Scholastic Books, Inc., 1965
"Apollo 16- CM 113 move to Chamber "S" and mate to Service Module."
I’m certain this photo was taken at the Manned Spacecraft Operations (MSOB) Building, Kennedy Space Center (KSC). However, I can't seem to find a Chamber “S” (at least not anywhere online). Chambers “L”, “M” & R” - yes, “S” - no. Possibly a typo?
Note what appear to be multiple Apollo emblem decals on the hard hat of the gentleman on the right.