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If It’s Not Boeing, I’m Not Going

Mars Expedition 1969 at Astronautix

Image credit: NASA Lewis

Image source: National Archives

Cutaway Diagram

Shuttle Program at Astronautix

Image credit: Krafft Ehricke Papers / Rockwell International

Image source(s):

 NASM

Mike Acs

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

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Saturn IB at Astronautix

Image credit: NASA

Image source: NASA MSFC

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Skylab at Astronautix

Image credit: NASA

Image source: NASA Marshall

Manned Planetary Mission

Mars Expedition 1969 at Astronautix

Image credit: NASA Marshall

Image source: NASA

McDonnell Douglas Space Station

Space Station 1970 at Astronautix

Image credit: McDonnell Douglas

Image source: Numbers Station

Lifting Body Research Vehicles

Lifting Body at Wikipedia

Image credit: Northrop

ImagImage source: Numbers Station

Cutaway Diagram

Shuttle Program at Astronautix

Image credit: Rockwell International

Image source: Numbers Station

Ghost View

Shuttle Program at Astronautix

Image credit: NASA

Image source: National Archives