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Image source: National Archives

255-GRC-1962-C-62093

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255-GRC-1962-C-62088

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Power Tower – 1984

This is an artist’s conception of the proposed “Power Tower” space station configuration, shown with the Japanese Experiment Module attached. This model and several others were examined before deciding on the Space Station Freedom structure that was later abandoned in favor of the International Space Station.

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Grumman Space Station

Image credit: Grumman
Image source: Cradle of Aviation Museum

Early Station Concept

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Advanced Space Station

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Astronomy Module

A huge telescope in this astronomy module can be docked with the Space Station ’80 to give scientists the best view of stars ever possible. 

Space Station ’80
by Lou Jacobs, Jr.
Hawthorn Books, 1973

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