The Best of Bean
A collection of otherworldly paintings goes on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
- By The Editors
- AirSpaceMag.com, July 15, 2009
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Courtesy Alan Bean
In this painting from 1997, titled Lunar Grand Prix, Apollo 16’s John Young takes part in a lunar rover demonstration. As Russo writes, “Charlie Duke hopped off the rover and stood with a 16mm movie camera to capture the action. Young put the rover through a full test to evaluate its performance in the Moon’s light gravity and dusty terrain. As Duke filmed the Lunar Grand Prix, he commented to Houston, ‘He’s got about two wheels on the ground. There’s a big rooster tail out of all four wheels.... Man, I’ll tell you, Indy’s never seen a driver like this.’”
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If Mr. Allen Bean hasn't already done so, he should paint Neil Armstrong standing on the lunar surface, maybe next to the LM, because no photograph exist of Armstrong on the moon, except for the photo of his reflection in Buzz Aldrin's visor. EDITORS REPLY: There are three photographs of Armstrong on the moon, but they are not high-quality. http://moonpans.com/Neil_Armstrong_on_the_moon.htm
Posted by JFM on August 6,2009 | 06:33 PM