space race

  1. Michel Van

    Expulsive Nuclear-Electric Manned Astroliner (ENEMA)

    The Source at Flickr label it as: Expulsive Nuclear-Electric Manned Astroliner (ENEMA) launch. Convair/General Dynamic artist’s concept. (1960-1962) View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/apollo4ever/54280085188/in/photolist-2qGxCeJ got someone more info about this ?
    • Michel Van
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    • cold war convair convair astronautics general dynamics nuclear rockets space age space race united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  2. XP67_Moonbat

    Vintage X-15A-3 Desk Model On eBay

    VINTAGE FACTORY NORTH AMERICAN NASA X-15 X-15A-3 DESK MODEL PROTOTYPE DELTA WING Item description from the seller: This vintage factory desk model of the North American Aviation X-15A-3 Delta wing prototype. This was a proposal to achieve Mach 8, the project was cancelled in 1962. Fairly large...
  3. klem

    The Stooges "Thingy" vehicle 1962

    The "Thingy", a flying sub-tank from "The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962)". Just funny.- (https://clip.cafe/the-three-stooges-in-orbit-1962/oh-no-not-disneyland/)
  4. The K2

    Astronaut Joe Engle passes away

    https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/pilot-astronaut-joe-engle Didn’t see anything on the evening news on TV about this. Sad.
    • The K2
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    • aerospace research test pilot school apollo program astronaut cold war nasa space age space race space shuttle space transportation system test pilots united states air force usaf test pilot school
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    • Forum: The Bar
  5. bercr

    US National Archives - Hi-Res period color photos - Juno II - Vanguard - Thor Able...

    Juno II https://catalog.archives.gov/id/354890124 Vanguard https://catalog.archives.gov/id/354890116 Thor Able [URL unfurl="true"]https://catalog.archives.gov/id/354890110[/URL] Others https://catalog.archives.gov/search?availableOnline=true&page=1&q=Missile...
  6. J

    Gelled fuels: Luminal-A, Alumizin, etc

    Michel Van: "One Moment Luminal-A ? was Glusko also in Alumizine propellant ?!" Right, luminal-a is soviet analog of american alumizine. Some theoretical works was conducted at OKB-456 (chief designer V. P. Glushko; today NPO "Energomash"), then conducted some static fire tests. OKB-456 has...
    • JetPropulsion
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    • cccp cold war heavy lift vehicle icbm red fleet slbm soviet navy soviet strategic rocket forces soviet union space race ussr
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    • Forum: Propulsion
  7. bercr

    Space Shuttle Orbiter OV-101 Enterprise - Flickr album - About 300 Hi-Res period photographs

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/130005926@N06/albums/72157652403732732/
    • bercr
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    • cold war nasa space age space race space shuttle space transportation system
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    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  8. Flyaway

    Gemini Lost and Found

    Gemini Lost and Found View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ycYfc5SRLE
    • Flyaway
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    • cold war nasa space age space race united states air force
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    • Forum: The Bar
  9. Michel Van

    Derek Meddings - master director of special effects

    Since we have some fans of Gerry Anderson and Derek Meddings and his Team Here some Tribute to them View: https://youtu.be/zOdjmWw2a5g
    • Michel Van
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    • cold war film james bond movie popular culture post-cold war science fiction space age space race special effects
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  10. F

    Martin Marietta SSTO ( Space Shuttle Competitor)

    I am doing research regarding Martin Marietta Single stage to Orbit vehicle. I have not found much information online and was wondering if anyone had any information. All I have found is the NASA Contractor report. Thank you
  11. G

    William Anders dead; killed in plane crash; was 90

    News just came over the transom to me. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/bill-anders-apollo-8-astronaut-took-earthrise-photo-dies-plane-crash-w-rcna156149
    • greenmartian2017
    • Thread
    • air force weapons laboratory apollo program cold war moon nasa nuclear power space age space race united states air force
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: The Bar
  12. E

    Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

    Available now. https://www.amazon.com/Challenger-Story-Heroism-Disaster-Space/dp/198217661X
    • edwest4
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    • cold war nasa space race space shuttle space transportation system united states
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  13. LoveFromRussia

    The Russian Sputnik 2 in an interpretation of the French magazine Science et Vie 1957.

    Science et Vie - Science and Life - 1957. The cover and pages 38-39 depict our first Soviet Sputnik 2.
  14. Grey Havoc

    Soviet Venus probes

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydibFhTuimY
  15. B

    Bölkow BORAS

    Space Transporter concept "BORAS" – Bolkow Raum Transporter. Bolkow Developments KG Two stage space transporter with horizontal take-off. First stage uses 8 high – pressure ejector rocket engines. Each engine has 248 kN thrust. Upper stage has 2 rocket engines and a payload of 3 t. Launcher mass...
  16. B

    MBB Lifting Body Capsule

    Anyone fancy translating.
  17. B

    Ambulance Capsule

    Anyone have time to translate?
    • Barrington Bond
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    • 1989 cold war european space agency france french fifth republic kingdom of spain late 1980s space age space race west germany
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  18. newsdeskdan

    HOTOL: Britain's Spaceplane by Dan Sharp

    HOTOL: Britain’s Spaceplane by Dan Sharp Now available for pre-order here: HOTOL: Britain's Spaceplane Tempest Books ISBN: 9781911704294 Format: Hardback Pages: 424 The start of Space Shuttle operations in 1981 marked a new era in spaceflight – with the five orbiters launching numerous...
    • newsdeskdan
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    • 1980s british aerospace plc cold war department of trade and industry early 1990s great britain ministry of defence post-cold war rolls-royce royal aircraft establishment single-stage-to-orbit space age space race spaceplane ssto strategic defense initiative
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  19. Michel Van

    NEXT Lunar Colonisation Program

    This for Alternate history Story i work on. and i need advice and help on some details. NEXT is Lunar Colonisation Program It reuse the entire Launch rocket and Lunar lander And orbital refuel for second stage for Lunar Trajectory Injection To bring 60 metric tons lander to Lunar surface...
  20. Gentleman’s Astronautics

    Man in space

    Hey fellas, I'm (planning) on making a video game, set in the late 1950s, where Britain, the USSR and the USA each have their own space programmes, the US having Von Brauns ferry rocket and space lift ops, and the Brits having the BIS', now formed as the British Interplanetary Commission...
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