Space News
space history and artifacts articles

Messages
space history discussion forums

Sightings
worldwide astronaut appearances

Resources
selected space history documents

  collectSPACE: Messages
  Mercury - Gemini - Apollo
  Early mockups of Apollo CM interior

Post New Topic  Post A Reply
profile | register | preferences | faq | search

next newest topic | next oldest topic
Author Topic:   Early mockups of Apollo CM interior
Art Sonneborn
New Member

Posts:
From:
Registered:

posted 11-22-2010 03:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Art Sonneborn   Click Here to Email Art Sonneborn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm looking for pictures of the interior layout of the early Apollo CM. In particular, those during about 1961 through 1963. I'd seen some as illustrated in the world book in that period. They showed seating, etc. quite different than that which was finally settled on.

carmelo
Member

Posts: 1051
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004

posted 11-23-2010 12:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for carmelo   Click Here to Email carmelo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes, you have it right, it was quite different.

There exists a set of pictures with interesting mock up space suit, but I have seen only in very lower resolution. One is here.

Art Sonneborn
New Member

Posts:
From:
Registered:

posted 11-25-2010 12:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Art Sonneborn   Click Here to Email Art Sonneborn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The following are a few from the period. They show the periscopes protruding since the landing would have been while on their backs using the CM, SM and large landing stage.

Art Sonneborn
New Member

Posts:
From:
Registered:

posted 11-25-2010 01:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Art Sonneborn   Click Here to Email Art Sonneborn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by carmelo:
There exists a set of pictures with interesting mock up space suit, but I have seen only in very lower resolution.
That is exactly the period I'm looking for. Essentially during the period from the first designs on paper till the Earth Orbit Rendezvous and Direct modes were dropped.

carmelo
Member

Posts: 1051
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004

posted 11-26-2010 03:04 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for carmelo   Click Here to Email carmelo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The suits are reals prototype?

ilbasso
Member

Posts: 1522
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006

posted 11-26-2010 03:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ilbasso   Click Here to Email ilbasso     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The bottom photo looks like something from "Forbidden Planet."

Art Sonneborn
New Member

Posts:
From:
Registered:

posted 12-25-2010 02:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Art Sonneborn   Click Here to Email Art Sonneborn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This is an awesome interior picture I just found of the early CM when it was expected to be part of the direct mode.

If you look at the previous photos I posted the three guys sitting in the seats one in a space suit ,not to mention the wooden mockup in the factory appear to be the same one.

There are a whole series of these I'd still like to find. One has a suited astronaut emerging from the CM apex and one showing an astronaut standing looking out of one window using a telescope.

Lou Chinal
Member

Posts: 1332
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007

posted 12-25-2010 08:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lou Chinal   Click Here to Email Lou Chinal     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Art- A lot of these photos originally appeared in Life magazine and they are stored in the Getty archives in London.

Art Sonneborn
New Member

Posts:
From:
Registered:

posted 12-26-2010 09:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Art Sonneborn   Click Here to Email Art Sonneborn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks Lou, that is where this last one is from.

All times are CT (US)

next newest topic | next oldest topic

Administrative Options: Close Topic | Archive/Move | Delete Topic
Post New Topic  Post A Reply
Hop to:

Contact Us | The Source for Space History & Artifacts

Copyright 2020 collectSPACE.com All rights reserved.


Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.47a





advertisement