PRINT RESERVATION - Astronaut Rescue "Mode 7"

I am pleased to confirm that this recently completed painting will be produced as limited edition artist signed prints; due for release April 19th.

RESERVATIONS NOW CLOSED - To order prints please visit the store/shop page via the menu above from 19th April.

** Please note that the copyright watermark will not appear on actual prints **

The painting was commissioned by a former member of the Astronaut Rescue Team at the Kennedy Space Center, as a Firefighter / Paramendic. The HH-3 is from the USAF Pararescue Group at Patrick Air Force Base. Circa 1990's.

Beginning in the early 1980’s, specially trained Firefighters from the Kennedy Space Center Fire/ Rescue Department manned an Astronaut Rescue Team. This team was tasked with covering any off-nominal landings of a Space Shuttle within 25 nautical miles of KSC, whether on land or in the water. This was known as a Mode 7 contingency. They utilized the USAF HH-3’s and later the HH-60 helicopters; supporting every launch and landing at KSC until the end of the Space Shuttle program July 21, 2011.

The above text (and painting title) will be included in the lower margin of each print.