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TDRS-E
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S87-47991
STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, artwork depicts tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) deployment. OV-103 orbits above Earth in bottom-to-sun attitude, moments after TDRS-C’s release into space. TDRS-C is seen just below open payload bay (PLB). Artwork was done by Pat Rawlings of Eagle Engineering.
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ARC-1987-AC87-0736-5
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Space Colonization Artwork
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Dual Mode Roving Vehicle
S72-53472
S72-53472 (November 1972) — An artist’s concept illustrating how radar beams of the Apollo 17 lunar sounder experiment will probe three-quarters of a mile below the moon’s surface from the orbiting spacecraft. The Lunar Sounder will be mounted in the SIM bay of the Apollo 17 Service Module. Electronic data recorded on film will be retrieved by the crew during trans-Earth EVA. Geologic information on the lunar interior obtained by the sounder will permit scientific investigation of underground rock layers, lava flow patterns, rille (canyon) structures, mascon properties, and any areas containing water. A prototype lunar sounder has been flight tested in aircraft over selected Earth sites to confirm the equipment design and develop scientific analysis techniques. The Lunar Sounder Experiment (S-209) was developed by North American Rockwell’s (NR) Space Division for NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center to provide data for a scientific investigation team with representatives from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, University of Utah, University of Michigan, U.S. Geological Survey, and NASA Ames Research Center.
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L5
MSFC 69-PD 4035
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S69-18547
S69-18547 (1969) — North American Rockwell artist’s concept illustrating a part of the planned Apollo 9 extravehicular activity on the fourth day of the mission as the Command and Service Modules are docked to the Lunar Module. The figure performing the EVA represents astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, Apollo 9 lunar module pilot.
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AC78-0238
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Vehicle Comparison
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The Apollo Family Tree
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