Franklin-Station

A bit of an outtake from the Argosy series. Someone wanted a closer view of the isolation facility the Argosy crew would be quarantined in upon returning from the Mars mission. This is it, Ben Franklin Station, along with the NAA original design for the Shuttle Orbiter, the Space Tug (one docked to the Station) and, in the background, a Nuclear Lunar Ferry being loaded for flight. Post- Apollo plans called for a station like this to be orbited in 1978 or '79, to support long-duration medical studies, and provide logistic support for low Earth orbit operations.

Modeled and rendered in Lightwave 10, with minor tweaks in Photoshop. Thanks for looking!