Tag: North American Aviation
Ryan Flexwing
Image credit: Ryan Aeronautical
Image source: SDASM Archives
NAC-60
Image credit: North American Aviation
Image source: SDASM Archives
Developing The Moon
Our World in Space
Robert McCall & Isaac Asimov
New York Graphic Society, 1974
Image credit: Robert McCall
Image source: Numbers Station
LFV North American
Image credit: North American
Image source: Numbers Station
S72-53472
S72-53472 (November 1972) — An artist’s concept illustrating how radar beams of the Apollo 17 lunar sounder experiment will probe three-quarters of a mile below the moon’s surface from the orbiting spacecraft. The Lunar Sounder will be mounted in the SIM bay of the Apollo 17 Service Module. Electronic data recorded on film will be retrieved by the crew during trans-Earth EVA. Geologic information on the lunar interior obtained by the sounder will permit scientific investigation of underground rock layers, lava flow patterns, rille (canyon) structures, mascon properties, and any areas containing water. A prototype lunar sounder has been flight tested in aircraft over selected Earth sites to confirm the equipment design and develop scientific analysis techniques. The Lunar Sounder Experiment (S-209) was developed by North American Rockwell’s (NR) Space Division for NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center to provide data for a scientific investigation team with representatives from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, University of Utah, University of Michigan, U.S. Geological Survey, and NASA Ames Research Center.
Image credit: NASA JSC
Image source: NASA Images
Return From Mach 6
Image credit: Mike Machat
Image source: SDASM Archives
Orbital Hospital
Image credit: North American Aviation
Image source: Numbers Station
Astropolis
Image credit: North American Aviation
Image source: Numbers Station
S69-18547
S69-18547 (1969) — North American Rockwell artist’s concept illustrating a part of the planned Apollo 9 extravehicular activity on the fourth day of the mission as the Command and Service Modules are docked to the Lunar Module. The figure performing the EVA represents astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, Apollo 9 lunar module pilot.
Image credit: NASA Johnson
Image source: NASA Images
Delta Wing X-15
Image credit: USAF
Image source: Numbers Station
Boeing Winged Booster
Image credit: North American Aviation
Image source: AFMC
