EMPIRE – General Dynamics
A Study of Early Manned Interplanetary Missions
Following delivery of the General Dynamics EMPIRE Final Report, Ehrikke presented a short film that begins with a discussion of the Age of Discovery and the Present Age of Discovery. Along with a detailed description of Mars flyby and capture missions, the film gives some context to artwork that’s part of the San Diego Air & Space Museum Archive, and the Krafft Ehrikke Papers at the National Air & Space Museum.
The Age of Discovery
Manufacture, Component Test, Assembly
Low Earth Orbit
Lunar Development
Manned & Unmanned Exploration of The Solar System
The Mars Voyage
Mars Lander
Mars Returner
Earth Entry Module
A Magellan Reaches Pluto
Krafft Ehricke Papers
Notes
References
A Study of Manned Interplanetary Missions, Final Summary Report, NASA NTRS
EMPIRE – A Study of Early Manned Interplanetary Missions – Final Report, NASA NTRS
Proceeding of the Symposium on Manned Planetary Missions – 1963/1964 Status, NASA NTRS
