fut/spasta_v_c_o_TPMBK (ca. 1984, unnumbered Eagle Engineering photo)

            A beautiful 1984 airbrush rendering of, I think, a space station, by Mark Dowman of Eagle Engineering. Although, I really can’t quite decipher what’s going on here. 
So, logical to assume “L10” is a logistics module, right? But “BQF”…WTF is that? Maybe some sort of quarantine facility? That might explain the “X” ( =? NO DOCK) below its docking/berthing port, compared to the arrowed (=? DOCK HERE) symbols of the other two modules? And then there’s what looks like an Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) that’s attached to the “BQF module”, but able to swivel about its attachment points…with its own mini-Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm…that appears to have a suite of cameras at its end. Or…or…are those Lunar or Mars sample return canisters that are about to be transferred into the cylindrical base of the BQF “OMV cradling device”. Such a configuration might be a prudent stand-off measure/precaution. So, the attachment of the OMV might be temporary, as it looks like an RMS arm is poised to grapple it…or maybe just released it? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The above pointless bullshit aside, it’s the lower half of the “growth “power station” type space station” in the below linked Pat Rawlings work, also referred to by the Astronautix website/Marcus Lindroos as a “Lunar Transit Station.” So, clear as mud, take your pick, make up your own…it’s all good.

Most importantly:

I’ve previously referred to Frederick E. Fahdt, Frank R. DiPietro & John Gorsuch as Martin Company’s artistic/illustrative “Dream Team” of the 1960s, along possibly with an enigmatic (probable) Mr. Olivari. Eagle Engineering had its own in the 1980s, comprised of Pat Rawlings, Mike Stovall & Mark Dowman. And who knows who else I’m not even aware of.

Taken on: September 14, 2022

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