
Planetary Illustrations (artists’ concepts)
Image credit: Krafft Ehricke Papers / Lockheed
Image source: NASM

Planetary Illustrations (artists’ concepts)
Image credit: Krafft Ehricke Papers / Lockheed
Image source: NASM

Image credit: Lockheed
Image source: Mike Acs

Image credit: North American Rockwell
Images: NASA, Mike Acs

Image credit: North American Rockwell
Images: Numbers Station

Image credit: McDonnell
Image source: Numbers Station

Image credit: North American Rockwell
Images: Numbers Station

Image credit: NASA Marshall
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Image credit: McDonnell
Image source: Numbers Station

Image credit: McDonnell
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After completing its run to the manned orbiting lab, an Astroplane space ferry glides in for a regular landing.
Orbiting Stations: Stopovers to Space Travel
Irwin Stambler
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1965
Image credit: Aerojet-General
Image source: Numbers Station

Still another possible space ferry of tomorrow is this huge Astroplane-10 liquid rocket system that can blast off from earth like a missile and later land like a regular airplane.
Orbiting Stations: Stopovers to Space Travel
Irwin Stambler
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1965
Image credit: Aerojet-General
Image source: Numbers Station

Image credit: McDonnell Douglas
Image source: Numbers Station