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Douglas print ad from 1961 showing space vehicle concepts. URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/1961-DOUGLAS-Missiles-SPACE-SYSTEMS-Lunar-Vehicles-Ad-/310237049775?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0

There are always tons of spacecraft in the world of science fiction but I am always especially looking out for ones that look plausible and could be built today or in the near future. First are some sketches and designs for various vehicles shown in the Japanese animated series "Gundam" (Set in...

Well, question may seem idiotic, but really - why all we see so few photos (not talking of many hi-reses) from three Skylab manned missions - I mean those that were taken in space? You can look through NASAImages with keyword 'Skylab' to make your own opinion. Warning - my question has nothing...

What is this? Seems a Biconic lifting body docked with a some Saturn-IB Station! I have found on web,but don't know what is.

Renowned space artist Robert McCall, whose artwork may be found on many attachments here at Secret Projects illustrating various NASA concepts, died of a heart attack on February 26, 2010 at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Hospital. He was 90 years old. Obituary at Space.com...

North American Aviation X-15 model by Topping URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/X-15-Rocket-Plane-Contractor-Model-USAF-NASA_W0QQitemZ250561548077QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a56a1cf2d Description:

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Check it out! http://beyondapollo.blogspot.com/2009/09/skylab-salyut-space-laboratory-1972.html Moonbat

Links, concept artwork, and models of the Apollo Applications Program (AAP) probe to Mars program named Voyager from the 1960s. Not to be confused with the later Voyager program that went to the outer planets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_program_(Mars)...

back in 1960 P. A. E. Stewart proposed a British manned Moon Program with the use of Blue Streak and Black Knight technolgy phase 1, 1960 to 1963 first probes (ranger types) to the moon Phase 2, 1964 to 1967 Hardware testing on earth Low orbit and Lunar Orbit. phase 3, 1968 to 1969 the...

Hi, http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958%20-%200098.html http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958%20-%200099.html

Does anyone know any details concerning the Grumman Lunar Module-B/Space Tug that was part of the Integrated Man Space Flight Program? I have found information that says its diameter was 22 feet and other information that says it was 15 feet. Did earlier concepts of the space shuttle have a...

During the Strategic Defense Initiative days of the mid 1980s, one of the weapons technologies that was discussed was a Hyper Velocity Gun (HVG) placed in orbit to fire at inbound ICBMs and MIRVs. Artist's conception (top) of USAF space-based hypervelocity launcher aka railgun, among kinetic...

I am looking for information on Project Orion/Daedalus[British name for roughly the same thing] this was an early nuclear powered spacecraft that used focused nuclear explosions for thrust.

here some Link and PDF about USA military outpost on Moon Project Horizon (ABMA now MSFC at NASA) http://www.astronautix.com/data/horizon.pdf size 1.3 MB http://www.astronautix.com/craft/hortpost.htm http://www.astronautix.com/articles/propter1.htm...

Hi everybody Here the Sänger antipodal bomber http://www.luft46.com/misc/sanger.html I am searching for details of the armament ! Are there any projects ? Many Thanks for all replies in advance

A study of air cushion landing systems for space shuttle vehicles Ryken, J. M. NASA (non Center Specific) Publication Date: Dec 1, 1970 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19710003622 direct pdf link

Aside from this single artistic rendering I have not seen any other documentation of this X-15 design concept. Was this merely a single artistic exercise or were there actually design studies, drawings, plans etc... to back it up?