As the Shuttle Program nears its end..., ...lets look at something from the beginning. |
As the Shuttle Program nears its end..., ...lets look at something from the beginning. |
Nov 14 2007, 02:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 19-July 05 Member No.: 442 |
I've been browsing the NTRS looking for pre-flight space shuttle artwork (Don't download anything from the JSC their scanner is blurry.) and I've found a few familiar friends there and one item that really stands out.
It's a picture of the Space Shuttle and the E.S.R.O. Spacelab... It's a picture that puts into full perspective just how long it took to get the shuttles flying and just how long they have been flying. (E.S.R.O became the ESA in 1974) |
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Nov 21 2007, 10:31 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
I'm with you there; the vertical stabilizers look pretty vulnerable. Well, didn't happen...
I always favored the manned boost stage plus the orbital "dart" myself. There's a dynamite pic of a model of this (ca. 1972, IIRC) that someone posted a few months back; I'll see if I can find it. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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