a_v_c_o_AKP (S-63-11327, 63-Apollo-130 eq)

            “Retro fire into a lunar orbit.”

The caption from the black & white version of the photo:

“On arrival at the vicinity of the moon, they will use orientation controls to turn around and ignite the service module again, to hover for about 6 minutes, and slow the spacecraft enough to place it in an orbit about 100 miles above the moon’s surface.”

Amusing nomenclature…”orientation controls”. And I assume “hover” was intended to be “fire”. QC anyone?
10 Mississippi, 9 Mississippi, 8 Mississippi...

The image is oriented to not only match my previously posted black & white version of it, but also because it's sort of correct, north being to the upper left. In fact, I'm pretty sure the two prominent rayed craters to be Copernicus on the left & Tycho to the lower right.

Taken on: August 23, 2022

Tags:

Get Your Ass To Mars

planetary exploration

spacecraft

space race

Tycho

Tycho crater

Copernicus

Copernicus crater

Human Space Flight

Manned Space Flight

Manned Spacecraft

SPS nozzle

SPS engine

Service Propulsion System

Service Propulsion System nozzle

Service Propulsion System engine

rocket propulsion

exhaust plume

LOI

Lunar Orbit Insertion

NASA spacecraft

NASA

NAA

North American Aviation

Gary Meyer

artist conception

artist’s conception

artist depiction

artist rendering

artist concept

artist’s depiction

artist’s rendering

artist’s concept

Command/Service Module

Command/Service Modules

LEM

Lunar Module

Lunar Excursion Module

lunar lander

lunar landing

lunar exploration

lunar spacecraft

docked spacecraft

Apollo spacecraft

Project Apollo

Apollo Program « less

Sets appears in: • Breaking The Bonds & Firsts • Satellites: Views By/Views Of more » • Apollo: Conceptual, Artistic & Developmental « less

Groups appears in: • Space Exploration • Apollo program more » • Space The Final Frontier • Mid-century Space Illustration • Space & Astronauts « less

Stats: 2,560 views / 3 comments

Link to this photo view:
Link to this photo large view: