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  1. Stargazer

    Project RAND three-stage satellite (1947)

    This specification is intended to set forth the requirements for an unmanned artificial satellite, including the basic rocket. the payload, and the necessary ground and launching equipment. It is desired that a rocket craft be designed and constructed which will rise to an altitude at which the...
    • Stargazer
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    • 1947 cold war late 1940s post-world war ii project rand rand corporation space age united states
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  2. 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
    • Triton
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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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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  3. 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
    • Triton
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    • 1970s boeing cold war energy crisis nasa solar-powered space age space race
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  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
    • Triton
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    • apollo program lunar moon nasa northrop space age space race united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  8. Graham1973

    Lunar Surface Instrumentation (1966)

    I was looking for information on the Lunar Surveying Staff, an instrument proposed for the first series of Apollo flights and stumbled across a report into the proposed lunar surveying instrumentation intended for the lunar flights carried out under Apollo Applications. What is of interest...
    • Graham1973
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    • apollo applications program apollo program cold war nasa space age space race united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  9. Graham1973

    Surveyor Lunar Roving Vehicle (Bendix)

    NASAs pre-Apollo program underwent a number of changes as the need to reach the moon before the Russians came to dominate the program. One concept, that was studied and not proceeded with was mounting a small (100lb) rover to a modified Surveyor. It was to be fitted with small scientific...
    • Graham1973
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    • 1960s apollo program bendix aerospace systems division bendix corporation cold war lunar robots lunar roving vehicle moon nasa nuclear powered vehicles space age space probes space race surveyor program united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  10. Triton

    Westinghouse Moon Shelter concept 1965

    Westinghouse Moon Shelter concept drawing circa 1965 found on eBay. URL: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Press-Photo-1965-Concept-Drawing-Moon-Shelter-Astronauts-Moon-Stay-/160738182426?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item256cbe051a
    • Triton
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    • 1960s apollo program cold war nasa space age space race united states
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  11. jzichek

    Soviet Space Propaganda Posters, 1958-1963

    Retronaut.co just put up a beautiful collection of Soviet space propaganda posters from 1958-1963; worth checking out if you are a fan of vintage space art!
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    • astronomical art cccp cold war soviet union space age space art space race ussr
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    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  12. Triton

    Kaman Mars Helicopter concept circa 1967

    Kaman Moon Helicopter concept circa 1967 artist's impression found on eBay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kaman-helicopter-use-moon-planets-artist-concept-8x10-1965-/370580580978?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item564852ea72
    • Triton
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    • cold war late 1960s mars nasa space age space race united states
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  13. Michel Van

    Manned "Cloudbase" in Venus Atmosphere

    Cloudbase is the fictional skyborne headquarters of international security organisation Spectrum, from Gerry Anderson's science fiction television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Years later the British Interplanetary Society proposed so a Cloudbase, but for Atmosphere of Venus ! In...
    • Michel Van
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    • aerostat habitats airship airships cccp floating city great britain nasa offworld colonies soviet union space age space race united kingdom united states
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  14. Triton

    Robert McCall space plane concept

    Artist's concept of United States Air Force space plane painted by Robert McCall found on eBay. Was this a real concept? Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Space-Shuttle-vintage-rare-US-Air-Force-Space-artists-concept-art-picture-/190614086223?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c617c224f
  15. Triton

    MSFC artist's concept for "Space Taxl" circa 1966

    Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) artist's concept for "Space Taxi" circa 1966. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1966-Vintage-NASA-8x10-Photo-Space-Taxi-Artists-concept-drawing-/110787704453?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19cb763685
    • Triton
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    • cold war late 1960s nasa nasa marshall space flight center space age space race united states
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  16. Michel Van

    NASA Space Station Concepts

    A BELLCOMM, INC. studie from July 23, 1968 by E. D. Marion J. A. Schelke they proposed an smaller Space Station concept against Skylab (and MOL)! Modules launch by Titan IIIM, with modified Gemini B capsule the module are 17 ft long and 15ft ø weight 21,200 to 12,100 lb Power system a 3 kw...
  17. Antonio

    Goodyear 3 stage rocket

    What is it? :o http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/6335602942/sizes/l/in/photostream/
  18. Graham1973

    Ranger 'X' - Lunar Flyby with film return capsule

    It seems that in 1962 the proposal was made to fit out what could have been 'Ranger 6' with a camera installation comprising the Ranger 3-4-5 vidicon unit paired with a high resolution (80ft at closest approach) film camera and a re-entry capsule that would drop the high resolution camera film...
  19. Graham1973

    Hughes/Sandia - Pioneer Mars Orbiter (1974)

    Concerned about the cost of Viking 1 & 2, NASA looked at lower cost alternatives for the 1977 & 1979 Mars launch opportunities . One of the proposed missions was to use a modified version of the Pioneer Venus Orbiter to carry six RTG powered penetrators to Mars. Once the spacecraft entered...
    • Graham1973
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    • cold war hughes aircraft company jet propulsion laboratory mars nasa sandia laboratories sandia national laboratories space age space race united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  20. Graham1973

    Bendix Dual Mode LRV

    During the 1960's one proposal for the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was make it so that after the manned mission was over it could be used as an unmanned rover for further exploration. Here is the final presentation report for the Bendix Version...
    • Graham1973
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    • 1960s apollo apollo program bendix aerospace systems division bendix corporation cold war general motors grumman lunar robots lunar rover lunar roving vehicle nasa nuclear powered vehicles optionally manned space age space race
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
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