space age

  1. Grey Havoc

    Soviet Space Elevator (1970)

    View: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/p2mhzo/a_soviet_space_elevator_tekhnika_molodezhi_1970/
  2. Grey Havoc

    Biak Launch Center (Late '70s, 1980s)

    According to Wikipedia there was an attempt to revive the project in the late 2000s (from 2006 onwards, and possibly into the early 2010s) in co-operation with the Russians. Initially at least this version of the plan included an air launch element. It appears to have been at this time when the...
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    • 1980 1980s 20th century 21st century aeronautical and space agency biak space port cold war indonesia lapan national institute of aeronautics and space orde baru republic of indonesia space age space race
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  3. Grey Havoc

    RIP Dr. Kananga (Yaphet Kotto)

    https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56412867 Once again, yet another great gone. Rest In Peace :( View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLkkPzJzMPY View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIbIiFRpL5Y View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpBIUb1AQG8 View...
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  4. P

    1963 Grumman LEM

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    TWA Moonliner

    TWA Moonliner
  6. A Tentative Fleet Plan

    Air Staff Target 9003 Photo-Reconaissance Satellite (Early 1960s)

    Source: Norman Friedman's Seapower and Space p365-366. AST.9003 envisaged satellites orbiting at 200 miles in 97 degree (sun-synchronous) orbits carrying two cameras with television readout, and an ELINT Antenna. Resolution of the cameras would be 25 and 5 yards with swath widths of 45 and 7...
  7. nivek626

    X-15 ejection seat

    I need help I have been unable to find any pictures of the rear view of the X-15 ejection seat cane anyone help with this? thanks
  8. Flyaway

    The Black Arrow & Britain’s Rocket Program

    Another of Scott Manley’s historical documentary videos:
  9. Grey Havoc

    Lunar International Laboratory (1960s)

    Came across this while researching something totally different. This project was first proposed by Dr. Frank Malina (one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory) in late 1960 as an ideal candidate for the first activity of the just formed Academy of Astronautics (now known as the...
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    • 1960s 1964 1974 academy of astronautics international astronautical federation lunar dome lunar robots manned robotics space age unmanned
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  10. Flyaway

    Top Secret DAMON: the classified reconnaissance payload planned for the fourth space shuttle mission

    http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3748/1 Top Secret DAMON: the classified reconnaissance payload planned for the fourth space shuttle mission by Dwayne A. Day Monday, July 1, 2019 The first military/intelligence payload ever scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle was a top-secret...
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    • cold war early 1980s late 1970s nasa national reconnaissance office space age space race space shuttle space transportation system spy sat strategic reconnaissance united states air force
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    New information Vought's project MALLAR and Apollo missions

  12. Flyaway

    Vanguard 1

    2nd US Satellite: Vanguard 1 1958 NASA; Oldest Satellite Still in Orbit Jeff Quitney Published on Jul 13, 2018 "On March 17, (1958) a Vanguard I rocket launched an Earth satellite with solar batteries. Data from the mission was used to determine that the Earth is slightly pear-shaped. From...
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    • 1958 2018 cold war committee on special objectives department of defense early 1960s glenn l. martin company late 1950s nasa nrl nrl rocket development branch space age space race the martin company united states united states navy naval research laboratory
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  13. N

    Martin Marietta orbit-to-orbit spacecraft (1968)

    This is an orbit-to-orbit design spacecraft from the Martin Marietta corporation. I found it in a book Man's Conquest of Space by the National Geographic Society (1968). Now you know as much as I do. Does anybody know if this was an actual study or just something slapped together by the MM...
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    • martin martin marietta corporation nasa space age space race united states
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  14. Flyaway

    Black Ops And The Shuttle

    http://thespacereview.com/article/3390/1 Black ops and the shuttle (part 3-1): Recovering spent HEXAGON reconnaissance satellites with the space shuttle by Dwayne A. Day Monday, December 11, 2017
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    • 1980s cold war national reconnaissance office space age space race space shuttle space transportation system space weapons spy sat strategic defense initiative strategic reconnaissance united states air force
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  15. Flyaway

    Black ZEUS: The top secret shuttle mission that never flew

    Rest on the link. http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3160/1
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    • 1980s cold war late 1970s nasa national reconnaissance office space age space race space shuttle space transportation system spy sat strategic reconnaissance united states air force
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  16. Graham1973

    Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite (SEOS) - 1973

    Early 1970s design for a Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite (SEOS) that bears a surprising resemblance to Hubble, it just points in the other direction. The intention was to provide improved coverage of mesoscale weather phenomena like tornadoes, ground fogs, clear air turbulence and other...
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    • cold war early 1970s earth observation environmental research institute of michigan nasa nasa goddard space flight center space age space race
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    Ehricke Space Lifeboat model

    Hi, here is my card model by Arnold Ehricke dubbed "Space Lifeboat" http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/Aircraft/Space-Lifeboat.html Mayby for some one it will be interesting! P.S. many thanks for Justo Miranda! http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3531.0
  18. Michel Van

    False Steps: The Space Race as It Might Have Been by Paul Drye

    who knows Paul Drye blog False Steps: The Space Race as It Might Have Been He has produce a Ebook with 366 Pages about space programs that never were and for good price of 1.99 euro or US$1.99. for all systems more here https://falsesteps.wordpress.com
  19. Michel Van

    Airliner from 2001: A space Odyssey

    This link give you the frontpage from the new York times, Frank Poole was reading in Discovery. The Front news talks of missing airliner with 2304 people on board ! the craft label HEP/COMM 11-Z4 got twelve engine and take 2500 passengers and crew of 199 it make 2400 mph in 70000 feet...
  20. hesham

    British Smith-Ross Manned Rocket to the Space (1946)

    Hi, here is a British manned rocket of 1946,intended to launch a man 150 miles into space,designed by R.A. Smith and H.E. Ross and considered an enlarged version of Germany V-2 Missile. FR 12/1958
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