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Image source: Mike Acs
Advanced Tactical Fighter at Wikipedia
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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
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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
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Three-armed LORL is shown in this artist’s sketch. Center hub, which contains parking area for several space ferries, does not rotate and thus remains weightless. Under the parking area is a laboratory for study of weightlessness. The three arms rotate around the hub to create artificial gravity. Cutaway of one arm shows it to contain a series of rooms for other laboratory requirements and studies.
Orbiting Stations: Stopovers to Space Travel
Irwin Stambler
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1965
LORL at Astronautix
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A spaceport and supply rocket designed by the Martin Marietta Corporation in mid-air in this scene from the Hall of Science space show. In such a port, astronauts may orbit for half a year.
New York World’s Fair 1964/1965
Official Souvenir Book
Time Life, 1964
X-24 at Astronautix
Image credit: Martin Marietta
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