A Walk Between Worlds by TomPeters
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The workhorse of the Lunar Run, and the backbone of Project Argosy to Mars, was the long-duration 4th stage of the NOVA booster- the N IV NERVA, also known as Hercules. With its 175.000 lb thrust NERVA nuclear thermal engine, the stage, once put into low Earth orbit by the NOVA booster, could be refueled and begin a many-year career, ferrying men and supplies from the LEO space stations to Clarke orbit, in support of the Solar Powersat project, to Lunar orbit to supply the Lunar bases on near and farside, and as the boosters and main mission propulsion for the International Argosy missions to Mars and Venus.
Here, Hercules 5 is depicted on Lunar approach, as 2 crew members conduct an EVA to conduct experiments in the cislunar enviroment.
Rendered in Lightwave X. Thanks for having a look!
Comments (7)
NefariousDrO
Wow! Very nice work, that's a great model, the rendering is very nicely composed, it's all fantastic stuff!
SIGMAWORLD
Modell und Szene = TOP!
zhaanman
Amazing design and Point of view Love it!
shayhurs
Nicely done as always... How do you like LW 10?
geirla
Great work! Especially the detail on the NERVA engine.
dcmstarships
wonderful tribute to a future that should have been
Bambam131
Very nice image here Tom, I am always impressed by the detail that you put into your modeling and over all image. I also like the fact that you show the ship how it should actually look with no extra lighting to show the detail of your wonderful modeling. The moon looks very good as well with the lighting on the craters in the correct angle with the spacecraft. All this details makes for a very realistic presentation which I wish others would take into consideration when they show their images in this genre here as well. The exception is everyone that has posted a comment so far is very much aware of this and their images have the proper presentation as well. I am just astounded as with some here that no matter what they post they seem to get anywhere for 40 or more comments stating that their work is so exceptional and unique. You and others like wblack, geirla, rj001, NefariousDrO, dcmstarships just to mention a few get so little response and respect for their excellent and realistic presentations showings what it would actually look like in space. Sadly this site is turning into more of a fan site then a site that actually gives honest critiques on someones work. I think that your work as well as the people that I have mention are exceptional in they're fields of endeavor but get so little response for their work except from others like you and me. I hope that everyone that I have mention continues to present their work here so as to keep the dream alive for space exploration for this is most definitively our future! All the best, David Robinson Artist member IAAA