#lunar module

Apollo 13 " LEM Lifeboat " April 17, 1970, Mark Maxwell artist (1987)

"Lifeboat / Apollo 13 was inspired by the ill-fated Apollo 13 flight. After an explosion in the service module on the way to the moon, astronauts linked their conical command module up with their landing module. Instead of landing on the moon, the lander became their lifeboat, adding life-support systems and allowing a loop around the moon and a safe return to Earth. On return, the service module was jettisoned creating this unusual configuration. INFO: From 'In the stream of stars', 'The Soviet/American Space Art book' (New York) 1990."

Scan and remastered by Dan Beaumont.

"Lunar touchdown" of an early version of the Lunar Module, then called the Lunar Exploration Module. This version is notable for 5 landing legs and big four windows for maximum pilot visibility.

Artwork remastered by Dan Beaumont.

Date: 1963

Artwork of the oxygen tanks exploding in the Apollo 13 Service Module by Robert McCall. The explosion disabled the Apollo CSM electrical and life support systems, necessitating the cancellation of the planned third lunar landing. The crew used the lunar module as a life boat until the command module could restart for the re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.

Date: April 13, 1970

copy; moon joy.

Launch of Apollo 8 Saturn V (CSM-103/SA-503) from Launch Complex 39A.

Date: December 21, 1968