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  1. Grey Havoc

    The CPUs of Spacecraft

    I thought this would fit in well here: http://www.cpushack.com/space-craft-cpu.html
  2. Grey Havoc

    Project Hyreus Mars Sample Return (MSR)

    Beyond Apollo: The God of Gainful Employment: Project Hyreus (1993)
  3. Graham1973

    Viking 4 - Mars Surface Sample Return

    1974 proposal by Martin-Marietta to modify the Viking lander to allow a Mars surface sample to returned in the early 1980s. http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19740022177_1974022177.pdf http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19750006729_1975006729.pdf...
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    • cold war mars martin marietta corporation nasa space age space race united states
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  4. magnus_z

    Viking lander with ELMS (Viking C, Viking 3, Viking III)

    Viking 3 lander with ELMS http://spacescience.spaceref.com/newhome/headlines/msad28apr98_1b.htm
  5. Graham1973

    Between Voyager & Viking

    After the cancellation of Voyager(Mars) in 1967 NASA started up a new series of studies to come up with a spacecraft for the 1973 launch opportunity. This Martin-Marietta designed soft-lander of 1969 was intended to put the maximum payload weight on the surface of Mars using a mission profile...
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    • 1969 1973 cold war early 1970s general electric company jet propulsion laboratory late 1960s mars martin marietta corporation mcdonnell douglas nasa nuclear power solar-powered space age space probes space race united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  6. Graham1973

    Pioneer Biosatellite (1968)

    While trying to locate a Douglas proposal to modify an S-IVb into an orbiting bioresearch lab I found this report on the possible use of the Pioneer VI-IX bus for a series of heliocentric orbiting BioSats. Feasibility study for conducting biological experiments aboard a Pioneer spacecraft...
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    • astrobiology cold war douglas aircraft company missile & space division nasa pioneer program space age space biology space race united states
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  7. Johnbr

    Manned Venus Flyby: Apollo’s Hail Mary Pass

    Found this here. http://falsesteps.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/manned-venus-flyby/
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    • apollo applications program apollo program apollo x cold war deep space probes manned venus flyby manned venus orbiting mission nasa space race united states
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  8. Triton

    Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

    Boeing KC-135 model with winglets found on eBay. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NASA-USAF-AIR-FORCE-KC-135-WINGLETS-MODEL-KC135-/251161721311?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7a67b9df Seller's description:
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    • air education and training command air force reserve command air mobility command air national guard armeé de l'air boeing cold war cold war ii france jet age nasa post-cold war republic of singapore republic of singapore air force strategic air command turkey united states air force united states air forces in europe vietnam war
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. Triton

    Boeing Martian Recon Vehicle

    Artist's impression of unmanned Martian reconnaissance vehicle concept press photo found on eBay. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1958-Boeing-Minute-Man-Missile-Martian-Reconnaissance-vehicle-Press-Photo-/190706754178?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2c67022282
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    • boeing cold war late 1950s mars nasa national advisory committee for aeronautics space age space race united states
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  10. Triton

    Boeing Solar Power Satellite

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/1975-Boeing-Aircraft-Co-power-Seatellite-Press-Photo-/221120728172?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item337bd28c6c
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    • 1970s boeing cold war energy crisis nasa solar-powered space age space race
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  11. Triton

    Boeing Lunar Rover circa 1991

    Boeing Lunar Rover circa 1991 Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-Boeing-Lunar-Rover-Press-Photo-/190704380245?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2c66dde955
    • Triton
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    • 1991 apollo program boeing bush administration (20th century) cold war early 1990s general motors lunar outpost (sei) lunar rover moon moonbase nasa nasa first lunar outpost program post-cold war space age space exploration initiative space race united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  12. Triton

    NASA Meter Platform concept

    Artist's impression of NASA Meter Platform concept photograph found on eBay. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1978-NASA-Artist-Concept-of-Meter-Platform-Press-Photo-39-/200805205802?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2ec0ec472a
  13. Triton

    Grumman Advanced Space Construction Base concept

    Concept photograph of Grumman Advanced Space Construction Base circa 1978 found on eBay. URL: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1978-NASA-Artist-Concept-Advanced-Space-Construciton-Base-Press-Photo-59-/190713102269?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2c6762ffbd
    • Triton
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    • cold war grumman late 1970s nasa space age space race united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  14. U

    NACA and Wright Field projects

    Projects from TsAGI album, dated 1947 Who can identify them?
  15. Triton

    Sally Ride has died at age 61

    Sally Ride, the United States' first woman in space, has died at the age of 61, losing her battle with pancreatic cancer. Source" http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/23/us/sally-ride-dead/index.html
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    • astronaut cold war nasa space race united states
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    • Forum: The Bar
  16. Grey Havoc

    Good NASA JPL PR vid (MSL [Curiosity])

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki_Af_o9Q9s&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzqdoXwLBT8&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syA7ml64zY4&feature=plcp Not bad for a PR piece.
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    • 2010s 2012 cold war ii early 21st century jet propulsion laboratory mars nasa post-cold war robotics
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  17. Stargazer

    NASA « Swift » low-cost unmanned aircraft

    The Swift UAS is a low-cost, experimental, all-electric unmanned autonomous vehicle system, being developed to support research goals in aeronautics and earth science. It comprises the unmanned electric Swift aircraft, dual redundant ground control stations (GCS) and communication links (900 MHz...
  18. Triton

    Northrop "Walking" Lunar Vehicle concept photo

    Northrop "Walking" Lunar Vehicle from 1965 concept photo found on eBay. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Press-Photo-1965-Moon-Lunar-Concept-Vehicle-By-Northrop-Space-Lab-Apollo-Moon-La-/160790921570?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item256fe2c162
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    • apollo program lunar moon nasa northrop space age space race united states
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  19. Orionblamblam

    Conroy Giant Cargo Aircraft Projects Colossus & Virtus

    The Houston AIAA section has published a 4-page article I put together on the Conroy "Virtus," a twin-fuselage heavy lift aircraft built from B-52 parts meant to serve as the Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. You can download it (in the March/April 2012 issue of Horizons) for free here...
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