Inside the Moon Ship

Man on the Moon
Collier’s, October 18,1952

Image credit: Colliers
Image source: AIAA Houston

Module Configuration

Image credit: NASA Lewis
Image source: National Archives

SPACE II

This is a Martin Co. engineering design of a shuttle vehicle to carry five men, or an equivalent amount of equipment, to a rendezvous in orbit with a space station. After delivering it’s load, this vehicle returns to earth by following a glide pattern and slowing in the earth’s atmosphere until landing speed can be attained.

Image credit: Martin
Image source: Numbers Station

S75-27290

Image credit: NASA JSC
Image source: NASA Images