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Colour Study (Artist Unknown)

Astropolis at Atomic Rockets

Image credit: Krafft Ehricke Papers / North American Aviation

Image source: NASM

Astropolis by R. Olds

Astropolis at Atomic Rockets

Image credit: Krafft Ehricke Papers / North American Aviation

Image source: NASM

Phase A

Space Station 1970 at Astronautix

Image credit: Krafft Ehricke Papers / North American Rockwell

Image source: NASM

KAE Papers

Space Station 1970 at Astronautix

Image credit: Krafft Ehricke Papers / North American Rockwell

Image source: NASM

’82

Space Station 1982 at Astronautix

Image credit: NASA

Image source: Numbers Station

A MOL and a MOL

Above: A beautiful rendering of a Gemini B / MOL by Numbers Station favourite John Sentovic found in the Krafft Ehricke Papers. Below: Gorgeous artwork of the same by Lockheed artist Ludwik Źiemba. At first glance you’d be forgiven for thinking they were the same image, I certainly did. My guess is that both are based on the same cutaway by a McDonnell draughtsman. The industry term for this is, “heavily referenced.”

Gemini B/MOL at Astronautix

Image credit: Krafft Ehricke Papers / Lockheed

Image source(s):

 NASM

Mike Acs

1980 Space Base Concept

Eagle Has Landed
Don Dwiggins
Golden Gate, 1970

Space Base at Astronautix

Image credit: NASA

mage source: Numbers Station

The Dynarium

Astropolis at Atomic Rockets

Image credit: Krafft Ehricke Papers

Image source: NASM

O HOSP

Astropolis at Atomic Rockets

Image credit: Krafft Ehricke Papers

Image source: NASM

A Space Hotel

Astropolis at Atomic Rockets

Image credit: Krafft Ehricke Papers

Image source: NASM

OTV in LLO w/ LSOC and LMs in BG

May I be so bold as to redirect you here, and an absorbing read on Atomic Rockets?

Orbit Transfer Vehicle at Atomic Rockets

Image credit: Convair

Image source: SDASM Archives