space age

  1. O

    Fictional (But Realistic) Spacecraft

    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...
  2. flateric

    Why so few Skylab missions photos around?

    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...
    • flateric
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    • apollo applications program cold war nasa orbital stations space age space race space station
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. C

    Strange vehicle and Saturn-IB derived station.

    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.
    • carmelo
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    • cold war douglas douglas aircraft company early 1960s space age space race united states
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  4. Triton

    Renowned space artist Robert McCall dead at 90

    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...
    • Triton
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    • american society of aviation artists astronomical art cold war columbus college of art and design columbus fine art school early 21st century late 20th century nasa national space society science fiction society of illustrators space age space art space race united states
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: The Bar
  5. flateric

    Vladimir Sergeevich Ilyushin 31-03-1927 - 01-03-2010

    Vladimir Sergeevich Ilyushin was born on 31 March, 1927, the eldest son of leading Soviet aircraft designer Sergei Vladimirovich Ilyushin. Ilyushin's father was a favoured member of the Soviet establishment. It may be noted that aircraft designer Tupolev blamed Ilyushin's father for the...
    • flateric
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    • cold war hero of the soviet union jet age soviet air forces soviet union space age space race sukhoi sukhoi okb test pilots ussr vvs
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. Triton

    North American X-15

    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:
    • Triton
    • Thread
    • cold war nasa north american aviation space age space race united states united states air force
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  7. magnus_z

    Soviet space art (1963)

    http://fandom.ru/about_fan/sokolov_1.htm
  8. magnus_z

    Soviet space art (1940s - 1950s)

    http://fandom.rusf.ru/about_fan/koltchitsky_1.htm
  9. The Artist

    Boeing TAV - was this speculation or a serious concept?

    Back in 1985 Aviation Week ran a piece of Boeing art with an article on a White House Aeronautics policy. The art depicted what I took to be a transport TAV in Boeing house colors. This attachment is a drawing I did when I saw that article and I'm posting it here to support my question. Does...
  10. XP67_Moonbat

    Salyut-Skylab Space Station

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

    1960s Voyager to Mars program

    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)...
  12. Orionblamblam

    1965 NAA manned hypersonic concept

    The sum total of my knowledge on this craft comes from this single illustration, found in the Boeing Historical Archives. It’s a 1965 drawing of a rocket/scramjet vehicle that made use of a few X-15 bits and pieces. Clearly it was designed to test high-speed airbreathign systems ina stepwise...
  13. flateric

    Chelomey OKB-52 UR-700 rockets family

    1). UR-700K 2). UR-700 with RO-31 nuclear rocket engine (250 t to LEO) all images (c) NPOMash please don't repost anywhere 3). UR-700 compared to N1 and Saturn V
    • flateric
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    • cccp chelomei bureau cold war heavy lift vehicle icbm nuclear rockets soviet moon program soviet strategic missile troops soviet strategic rocket forces soviet union space age space race tskbm design bureau ussr
    • Replies: 60
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  14. Michel Van

    British 1960 manned Lunar Project

    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...
    • Michel Van
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    • 1960s british commonwealth british interplanetary society cold war great britain lunar lunar probes moon royal air force space age space race
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  15. hesham

    NASA/Langley SpaceJet Concept

    Hi, here is a shuttle concept using detachable turbojet.
    • hesham
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    • cold war nasa nasa langley research center single-stage-to-orbit space age space race ssto
    • Replies: 49
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  16. hesham

    From Flightglobal;The Early Drawing to NA X-15

    Hi, http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958%20-%200098.html http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958%20-%200099.html
    • hesham
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    • cold war north american aviation space age space race united states united states air force
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  17. OM

    Mercury Mark II sketches/Diagrams?

    ...On the Big Gemini threads, on the family tree for the Gemini program and its proposed offshoots, the "Lucy" of the tree is a drawing of what spawned into Gemini, the "Mercury Mark II". Anyone got any diagrams or sketches of what got this particular ball rolling? How much of a simple...
    • OM
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    • cold war convair convair astronautics convair-astronautics early 1960s late 1950s mcdonnell aircraft corporation nasa norair astro systems and research laboratories north american aviation northrop space age space race space station united states
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  18. Triton

    LM-B/Space Tug

    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...
    • Triton
    • Thread
    • apollo applications program cold war lunar nasa nuclear rockets space age space race space transportation system united states
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  19. Triton

    Orbital Hyper Velocity Gun (HVG) - Rail Gun

    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...
    • Triton
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    • 1980s ballistic missile defense cold war space age space race space weapons strategic defense initiative united states air force
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  20. XP67_Moonbat

    XB-70: Use As A First-Stage

    Some time ago, one of the threads on here delved into the topic of the XB-70 used as a recoverable booster (a.k.a.-the RBSS) On that thread a link provides has an image of the XB-70 RBSS: http://www.strange-mecha.com/aircraft/Prototype/USAF-PB1.htm So a few weeks ago I see Valkyrie, by Dennis...
    • XP67_Moonbat
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    • aerospace defense command air defense command cold war space age space race strategic air command united states united states air force
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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