Gemini - Rocketdyne artist's concept (9AH16-8-14-63-S6A, UI internet site download)

            GORGEOUS. Color correction, brightness and all that by ‘moi’, deftly utilizing my otherwise limited skill set & rudimentary tools.

I have no idea where online I came across this, other than it being rather obscure & unexpected. I think it was at DeviantArt.

Allow me a moment to toot my horn:

The stylized signature of “Laurene” on this beautiful work has confounded me since I first saw it many years ago, as it sure looked to be a first name. However, conventional artist’s signatures are either: last name only, first & last name, initial & last name or merely initials. Fortunately, I unearthed a Rocketdyne document (possible evidence?) at the “Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) Environmental Investigation and Cleanup” website…which contained the artist’s name, along with that of Sol Dember, under the heading/section “Visual Presentations: Canoga Annex – Zone 6”…and voilà, LAURENE ERICKSON. 
Against all odds/MOST fortunately, whoever put the list to paper decided to, quite conspicuously, use the full first names of females. Males appear to have been identified only by the initials of their first names. Interesting. Possibly discriminatory? Whatever the reason, for my purposes this was a good thing.

I like her style, going by her first name. Bravo Laurene!

An unexpected & massive WIN! Yet ANOTHER female artist revealed, from the early days! And that of a contractor!!! 
Although tempered, as I fully expected, thus far at least, by nothing else found on her.

Hopefully, my revelation here can/will have the same impact as my previous 'work' WRT Rosemary Dobbins.

Note the chest-mounted concave mirrors worn by both Astronauts. However, these were only used during the Mercury Program, apparently through MA-7.

Taken on: December 4, 2023

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Artist Concept

Artist Rendering

Artist’s Rendering

Artist Conception

artist depiction

Artist's Conception

Agena Target Docking Vehicle

Agena Target Vehicle

Gemini Program

Project Gemini

Gemini spacecraft

Rendezvous and Docking

attitude control

REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM SECTION

Reaction Control System Thrusters

North American Aviation

Rocketdyne

Sol Dember

Laurene Erickson

indexing bar

docking collar

Manned Spacecraft

Manned Space Flight

Human Space Flight

Gemini Space Capsule

Space Capsule

spacecraft

space race

GATV

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Sets appears in: • Breaking The Bonds & Firsts • Gemini Program

Groups appears in: • Illustration • Cutaways-It's What's Inside That Counts! more » • Mid-century Space Illustration • Space & Astronauts « less

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