
Man will Conquer Space Soon
Collier’s, March 22, 1953
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Man will Conquer Space Soon
Collier’s, March 22, 1953
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More about Man on the Moon
Collier’s, October 25, 1952
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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.
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