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Topic: Photo of the week 386 (March 17, 2012)
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heng44
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From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-17-2012 03:18 AM
   
 Astronaut Alan Bean is assisting artist Robert McCall in painting the 72x16-foot mural 'Opening the Space Frontier - the Next Giant Step' on the wall of the Building 2 Auditorium at JSC in early 1979. |
apolloprojeckt
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From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 03-17-2012 04:24 AM
Great photo Ed! This mural would still exist? |
KSCartist
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From: Titusville, FL
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 03-17-2012 04:31 AM
Man I would have loved to have been the intern on that project. I would have been their go-fer, cleaned brushes, anything just to soak up some knowledge. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3646
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-17-2012 05:41 AM
Tim, my feelings exactly. Can anyone confirm the mural still exists? |
history in miniature
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From: Slatington, PA
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 03-17-2012 06:33 AM
Beautiful picture, thanks for posting Ed.
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David Stephenson
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From: England
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 03-17-2012 08:46 AM
Wow, what a great painting. I love the reflection in the visor. |
Rick Mulheirn
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From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-17-2012 08:53 AM
Last I heard the mural still exists. At one time it was possible to buy a print of the full mural. The print made for a very nice multi-signed print I carried to every Autographica for about 8 years. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49829
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-17-2012 10:36 AM
Yes, the mural still exists. It wraps around the entrance to the Teague Auditorium in Building 2 South. The only surviving Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV) and an early shuttle development model are suspended from the ceiling in front of it.Public access to the mural is limited to either open house days (such as the annual Ballunar Liftoff Festival) or sometimes through the premium Level 9 tour offered by Space Center Houston (it is not always one of the stops). |
heng44
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From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-17-2012 11:31 AM
Good to know it still exists. I have about 200 photos of McCall creating the mural, from start to finish. |
Jay Chladek
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From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 03-17-2012 01:54 PM
If you indeed find a chance to visit the auditorium, I encourage it. Plus, following the cooridor that runs down the lefthand side to where you get to the NASA television studio entrance, you'll find some display cases that contain some momentos from Apollo Soyuz. There is also an STS-107 mural there as well as the recovered Columbia data recorder in a sealed case. |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-17-2012 02:12 PM
Here's a recent photo I took of the mural... |
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