Bob Eggleton - A Gallery

Griffin's Egg (????)

 

Exploring the Red Planet (1995)

or... Inclement Weather

 

Labyrinth of Night (????)

 

Because it's There (????)

 

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 ? (2008)

 

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(2008)

 

 

Foundation and Earth (1986)

 

Bob knows his way around a spacesuit.  Sterling work here.

 

Steve

Gemini 4 (1965)

Gemini 4 was the second manned space flight in NASA's Gemini program, occurring in June 1965. It was the tenth manned American spaceflight (including two X-15 flights at altitudes exceeding 100 kilometres)

Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward H. White, II circled the Earth 66 times in four days, making it the first US flight to approach the five-day flight of the Soviet Vostok 5. The highlight of the mission was the first space-walk by an American, during which White floated free outside the spacecraft, tethered to it, for approximately 20 minutes. Both of these accomplishments helped the United States overcome the Soviet Union's early lead in the Space Race

On June 3, 1965 Edward H. White II stepped outside his spacecraft and let go, effectively setting himself adrift in the zero gravity of space. White floated and maneuvered himself around the Gemini spacecraft while logging 6500 miles during his orbital stroll. He was attached to the spacecraft by a 25 foot umbilical line and a 23-ft. tether line, both wrapped in gold tape to form one cord. In his right hand White carries a Hand Held Self Maneuvering Unit (HHSMU) which is used to move about the weightless environment of space. The visor of his helmet is gold plated to protect him from the unfiltered rays of the sun

 

And here's a better look at that G4C spacesuit updating the G3C for the purpose of all those extravehicular activities. Photo from May 1965, prior to Gemini 4 mission

 

 

Steve

Gemini Spacecraft - Revell 1:24 model kit (1965)

A popular seller through the late 60's and reissued a number of times after, here is the original box art for Revell's 1:24 Gemini kit

 

 

Steve

Gemini 3 (1965)

It's been a while since we looked at anything real-world and factual so lets start here and see where it leads us.

Gemini 3 was the first manned mission in NASA's Gemini program, the second of America's manned space programs.

On March 23, 1965, the spacecraft, nicknamed Molly Brown, performed the seventh manned US spaceflight, and the 17th manned spaceflight overall (including X-15 flights over 100 kilometres).

The crew of Gemini 3 were Virgil I 'Gus' Grissom and John W Young. Their primary goal was to test the new, manoeuvrable Gemini spacecraft and during the mission they fired thrusters to change the shape of their orbit, shift their orbital plane slightly and drop to a lower altitude

This is the Gemini G3C spacesuit as worn by both Grissom and Young on that mission alone before being replaced by the G4C - more of which later.

 

Steve

Sayonara Jupiter (1984)

Sayonara Jupiter (aka Bye Bye Jupiter for the English release) is the 1984 Japanese film directed by Koji Hashimoto and produced by Toho. The script was adapted by pioneering science-fiction author Sakyo Komatsu from his novel Sayonara Jupiter (1982).   I've yet to see this but it sound and looks like it could be good

 

While extracting water from the Martian polar ice caps, ancient carvings are uncovered describing an alien spacecraft crashing into Jupiter, postponing plans to turn Jupiter into a second Sun....

Shoulder piece inspired by Gerry Anderson's UFO? 

Our first invisible spacesuits?  Should be good for the ratings

Steve

Pepsi: Space Travel - print advert (2008)

Reckless, sugar-junkie spaceman jeopardises mission and betrays the trust of his fellow astronauts and the respected space administration that trained him in order to fulfil the sick desires of space obsessed nerd intent on experiencing space travel without first going through the correct vetting and training programme

One of a series of ill-considered adverts by PepsiCo that managed to offend not just space enthusiasts but also truck drivers and most the female population of the northern hemisphere.

And here we all were thinking we could set our moral compasses by the bearings of a Fortune 500 multinational food and beverage corporation

Would it be too satirical to ask where the trust has gone?

Steve

IBM Codernaut Advertising Campaign (2001)

This ones been in the files for a long time, almost from the very beginning of this blog but for whatever reason its taken several years to generate its own post. Well here it is at last; the king of 2001: A Space Odyssey-looky-likey suits, as featured in TV and general press adverts as well as appearances at trade shows.  Unlikely-ladies and gentlemen may I present to you; the IBM Codernaut spacesuits...

It's been suggested that there were 6 of these suits made; two for the adverts, as above, and a further two pair for the trade show appearances with the latter being somewhat lighter and more suited for a longer wear time.  The backpack is also larger and more like the original film props

Of course there is a similar light blue suit seen in the original film although the IBM one is a closer match to the silver moon suits....

...than the one seen hanging up in the pod bay of the Discovery.

The suits were made by Global Effects Inc, who have made a great number of other spacesuits over the years and have a rather nice web site found here...

 

http://www.globaleffects.com/B_02_frameset.html

 

That's it, so, enjoy the rest of the gallery.

 

Steve