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: Aerojet-General
Image source: Mike Acs
