Can't wait to see what is contained within that giant glass dome.
June Art Contest WIP - Klaus
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The guest of honor makes its first appearance:
...and it also represents a quandry. For historical accuracy it should only be the bottom half of the LEM of course, but since this is supposed to be a museum exhibit I figured they might well have put a mock-up of it with the ascent stage still on to show what it looked like while they were on the surface. Plus I think it looks better lol. Reaction?
It's a DAZ 3D model btw...
...and it also represents a quandry. For historical accuracy it should only be the bottom half of the LEM of course, but since this is supposed to be a museum exhibit I figured they might well have put a mock-up of it with the ascent stage still on to show what it looked like while they were on the surface. Plus I think it looks better lol. Reaction?
It's a DAZ 3D model btw...
So will the ascent stage have a plaque saying "Lander returned to this site by the Historical Sticklers Society"? (Futurama reference)
I know the dome is there to protect the landing site, but shouldn't the whole thing (save for the observation platform) still be airless? I would think that air and humidity and everything else that comes with it would damage the site. You could put a tube around the platform to keep the air in there, and still have the site protected by the dome.
(Futurama reference)I know the dome is there to protect the landing site, but shouldn't the whole thing (save for the observation platform) still be airless? I would think that air and humidity and everything else that comes with it would damage the site. You could put a tube around the platform to keep the air in there, and still have the site protected by the dome.
perhaps, in typical "energy is free!" 24th century style, the walkway is enclosed in a force screen and air, and all the rest is vacuum.
But how'd you like for your forcefields to fail for some reason...and all of a sudden you have a lot of dead tourists. I think the tube within the dome idea would work. Maybe have the tube curve up from the leading edge of the walkway to the top lip of the dome's outer ring.
good ideas, ty all... I was going to do more work on the walkway anyhow. My first thought would be to have air in the whole thing w/a forcefield protecting a vacuum bubble around the lander itself. The dome is definitely to protect the LEM but also to allow people to experience the site w/o having to be in pressure suits or a tour bus.
I was actually wondering if the dome isn't too wide -- do you think I should make it smaller?
I was actually wondering if the dome isn't too wide -- do you think I should make it smaller?
My 2 cents:
* Recreate the landing site just as it was "left" or would be discovered by someone else visiting the site for the first time. Corden off the area, keep it in a near vacuum, preserve the footsteps and equipment.
* Have a second "display" set up with a full LEM, recreating the landing area "while they were there". Perhaps have a "Neil Armstrong" decending the LEM ladder, putting one foot onto the surface (re-creating the biggest moment in man-kinds early history)
* Have additional displays, interative elements, a lunar rover, etc..
Great work so far!
Q2UnME
* Recreate the landing site just as it was "left" or would be discovered by someone else visiting the site for the first time. Corden off the area, keep it in a near vacuum, preserve the footsteps and equipment.
* Have a second "display" set up with a full LEM, recreating the landing area "while they were there". Perhaps have a "Neil Armstrong" decending the LEM ladder, putting one foot onto the surface (re-creating the biggest moment in man-kinds early history)
* Have additional displays, interative elements, a lunar rover, etc..
Great work so far!
Q2UnME
If you want to preserve the *entire* landing site, you'd only shrink it a little, and move the lander itself to one side. Do a search for "Apollo 11 map", and you'll see what I mean. I'm actually wondering if you'll be able to get the terrain right.
Ooh, here's a good one! -> http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/A11vsFootball.gif
Ooh, here's a good one! -> http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/A11vsFootball.gif
^^ that is a really cool!
...there are two basic problems: the intersection of my lack of experience in mapping anything like that and the lack of time to learn how and still earn a living by the deadline lol. I'm going to have to be less realistic, I'm afraid.
Well here's a test using the terrain which came with the LEM model, though with a different texture as I can't stand the Bryce moon one they used.
...there are two basic problems: the intersection of my lack of experience in mapping anything like that and the lack of time to learn how and still earn a living by the deadline lol.
I'm going to have to be less realistic, I'm afraid.Well here's a test using the terrain which came with the LEM model, though with a different texture as I can't stand the Bryce moon one they used.
http://www.google.com/moon/
If you zoom all the way out, they don't have the whole moon surface, they're just re-using the landing site pics, but it's enough for what they need.
Unfortunately, they took out the in-joke that was there when they first put it up. If you zoomed all the way in, the surface texture changed to swiss cheese.
If you zoom all the way out, they don't have the whole moon surface, they're just re-using the landing site pics, but it's enough for what they need.
Unfortunately, they took out the in-joke that was there when they first put it up. If you zoomed all the way in, the surface texture changed to swiss cheese.
Love the 'explanation'.
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