Gemini Launcher

Image credit: North American Aviation
Image source: AFMC

Minuteman Launcher

Image credit: North American Aviation
Image source: AFMC

Artist Concept

Image credit: Republic Aviation
Image source: AFMC 

Republic Aerospaceplane

Image credit: Republic Aviation
Image source: AFMC 

VTOHL

I think this is Henry Lozano Jr. rendering of the NAR A, or at least I thought I did. Tony Landis describes it as a Boeing VTOHL proposal. Tony Landis is a writer and archivist at the AFMC History Office. Tony knows his stuff. I’m going to stick to my guns for now, do a little more digging and we’ll see if I wind up moving this post down the road.

Image credit: North American Rockwell
Image source: AFMC 

Lockheed Space Taxi

Image credit: Lockheed
Image source: AFMC 

Ready Or Not!

A Lockheed artist’s impression of a novel method of taking a unique and untried method of orbital delivery and making it even more unique and more untried. As my wife said to me in the giftshop of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, “Baby, I’ll take the car and see you up there!”

Image credit: Lockheed
Image source: AFMC 

Star Raker

Image credit: Rockwell International
Image source: AFMC 

METEOR

Image credit: Goodyear Aerospace
Image source: AFMC