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Apollo Program at Astronautix

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M-3000

North American XB-70 Valkyrie at Wikipedia

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The Incomparable Gary Meyer

LFV North American

LFV North American at Astronautix

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Orbital Hospital

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Astropolis

Astropolis at Atomic Rockets

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Delta Wing X-15

North American X-15 at Astronautix

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LORL

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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Landing Sequence

Apollo Program at Astronautix

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Image source: Mike Acs