Our World in Space
Robert McCall & Isaac Asimov
New York Graphic Society, 1974
MEM at Astronautix
Image credit: Robert McCall
Image source: Numbers Station
Mars Excursion Module
Tag: lander
Assembly of The Moonships
Weightless in orbit 1,075 miles above earth, workers in space assemble three moon ships. Hawaiian Islands lie below. Winged transports unload near wheel-shaped space station top left. Engineers and equipment cluster around cargo ship lower left, passenger ship center and right.
Man on the Moon.
Collier’s, October 18,1952
Man Will Conquer Space Soon! at Wikipedia
Image credit: Colliers
Image source: AIAA Houston
620 Miles Above Mars
- Near wheel-shaped space station 1,000 miles from the earth, built especially for assembly of the Mars expedition, weightless workers put together 10 rocket ships required for the flight. Three of the huge space craft have torpedo noses which convert to planes for landing on the planet.
- The first landing party takes off for Mars. Two other landing planes will wait until runway is prepared for them, and then the remaining seven ships will stay in 600-mile orbit. Arms on cargo ships hold screenlike dish antennas (for communication), trough-shaped solar mirrors (for power).
Is there Life on Mars?
Collier’s, April 30, 1954
Man Will Conquer Space Soon! at Wikipedia
Image credit: Collier’s
Image source: AIAA Houston
Return Flight
After 15 month exploration, the Mars expedition prepares for return flight to earth. Two landing planes are set on tails, with wings and landing gear removed. They will rocket back to the 600-mile orbit on first leg of journey.
Is there Life on Mars?
Collier’s, April 30, 1954
Man Will Conquer Space Soon! at Wikipedia
Image credit: Collier’s
Image source: AIAA Houston
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Lunar Orbit Station at Astronautix
Image credit: Eagle Engineering
Image source: Internet Archive
Sentovic Lander
Eagle Book of Rockets and Space
by John W.R. Taylor and Maurice Allward
Longacre Press, 1961
Image credit: Convair
Image source: Numbers Station
Orbiting Lunar Station
The Path to Mars
Our World in Space
Robert McCall & Isaac Asimov
New York Graphic Society, 1974
Image credit: NASA
Image source: Numbers Station
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