
X-24 at Astronautix
Image credit: Martin
Image source: Mike Acs
Image credit: Martin Marietta
Image source: NASA NTRS
An artist’s conception of a future spaceship. The sleek vehicle is powered by nuclear rockets. In this picture we see members of the crew making observations over the east coast of the the U.S.
The Next Fifty Years in Space
by Erik Bergaust
Macmillan, 1964
Image credit: Martin
Image source: Numbers Station
GEMINI spacecraft orbits Earth after launched into space by an Air Force TITAN II launch vehicle. The two-man vehicle could be headed for a rendezvous attempt with another spacecraft or it could be on an extended flight of a week or more giving the crew experience in flight through outer space.
The Next Fifty Years in Space
by Erik Bergaust
Macmillan, 1964
Image credit: Martin
Image source: Numbers Station