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It took me a few, but the lower version is either an earlier or later version of the same painting. The figure representing James B. Irwin is a repaint. My guess is the image on NASA’s site is later, reworked to give the figure a slightly more dramatic pose. The painting is by a North American Rockwell artist.
Image credit: NASA JSC
Images: NASA Images, Numbers Station
S69-18546 (February 1969) — North American Rockwell artist’s concept illustrating the docking of the Lunar Module ascent stage with the Command and Service Modules during the Apollo 9 mission. The two figures in the Lunar Module represent astronauts James A. McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander; and Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot. The figure in the Command Module represents astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot. The Apollo 9 mission will evaluate spacecraft lunar module systems performance during manned Earth-orbital flight.
Image credit: NASA JSC
Image source: NASA Images
ASTRO — a manned reusable spacecraft concept developed by Douglas Aircraft.
PLAN AND ELEVATION views of ASTRO A2 vehicle. Note booster vehicle attachment at aft end.
Missiles and Rockets, September 3, 1962
Image credit: Douglas
Image source: Internet Archive
Image credit: McDonnell Douglas
Image credit: McDonnell Douglas
Image credit: McDonnell Douglas
File source: NASA NTRS
Image credit: Grumman
File source: NASA NTRS
Imaged credit: NASA
File source: NASA NTRS
Image credit: North American Rockwell
Image source: Numbers Station
Jupiter Lunar Landing
From one of Jupiter’s 12 moons, earth astronauts gaze on this impressive, but bleak, view of the 86,900 mile-diameter planet. More than 316 times the mass of the Earth, Jupiter is seven times further from the sun than Earth; would require voyage of one to two months to reach at velocity of one million feet per second. Max Hunter, Douglas Aircraft Company engineer predicts economically feasible trips to Jupiter will be made through development of nuclear thrust spaceship engines.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. General Offices, Santa Monica, Calif.
Image credit: Douglas Aircraft Company
Image source: Numbers Station
Image credit: Douglas
Image source: SDASM Archives
