Operations in 1978

NOV 1 1972 

THIS SPACE SHUTTLE IS SCHEDULED TO START OPERATIONS IN 1978

Vehicle will make round trips ferrying men into orbit and the returning them to earth.

Image credit: North American Rockwell
Image source: Numbers Station

Orbital Workshop

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Image source: Mike Acs

NAR Space Division

I’m pretty certain these two images are by the same hand, but which one? They’re both heavily referenced and painted in what I would describe as North American Rockwell’s house style, but the palette and brushwork bring me back to a beautiful painting Don Bester did of the Saturn Shuttle. I could be wrong, but that’s the box I’m checking for now.

Image credit: North American Rockwell
Image source: Mike Acs

CSM/OW

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Image source: Mike Acs

B-18E

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Image source: Numbers Station

Shuttle by Donald Bester

Image credit: North American Rockwell
Image source: Numbers Station