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by Douglas Castleman
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Purchase a tote bag featuring the painting "Apollo's Forgotten Rocket" by Douglas Castleman. Our tote bags are made from soft, durable, poly-poplin fabric and include a 1" black strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double-stitched for added durability. Each tote bag is machine-washable in cold water and is printed on both sides using the same image.
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The Apollo 7 launch on October 11, 1968, using the now almost forgotten Saturn 1B rocket. It was the first manned mission of the Apollo program, and... more
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The Apollo 7 launch on October 11, 1968, using the now almost forgotten Saturn 1B rocket. It was the first manned mission of the Apollo program, and followed the disaster of the Apollo fire which killed three astronauts. The Saturn 1B, the much smaller cousin of the huge Saturn V moon rocket, was also used in all three manned Skylab missions and the Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975, its last use. (The Skylab itself was launched, unmanned, with the last Saturn V mission.) ASAA 2017 International Aerospace Exhibition, Second Place winner, Space Category.
Douglas Castleman is an award-winning artist and photographer based in Los Angeles (Torrance, California). His aerospace art has garnered the American Society of Aviation Artist (ASAA) Artist Fellow status, and some of his paintings are in the collections at the US Air Force Art Collection (Pentagon) and the NASA Permanent Art Collection (Neil Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California). Douglas specializes in landscape, aviation and marine subjects and photography. His oil paintings, watercolor and pencil (graphite) works are part of collections around the world. His artwork has been featured on many aviation websites and publications. Douglas is also a member of the International Astronomical Artists...
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Joe Roselle
Excellent painting Douglas - I remember our math teacher turning on the TV to watch this in 7th grade - the beginning of the glory days of NASA for sure!
Douglas Castleman replied:
Thank you, Joe. I think it was a return of the glory days, as it was the first manned flight after the Apollo fire. Plenty of glory in the early Mercury and Gemini programs.
Douglas Castleman
Thanks for the feature, Ken.
Douglas Castleman
Thank you for the feature, John.
John Wills
Great work Douglas, interesting history too. I can't imagine how hard this must have been and the patience it took draw the steel structure
Douglas Castleman replied:
Thank you, John. Those launch towers are not the most fun to paint, actually, but adds a nice compositional balance to the rocket.