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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. Washington, NASA, October 2, 1970. 6 glossy black and white photographs (ca 254 x 203 mm) with blue carbon copied text on reverses. All photos somewhat warped, some minor creasing in corners. Having built the Apollo lunar module, Grumman entered the competition to design and build the space shuttle, but los…t to Rockwell International. The Grumman space shuttle shown here is in line with the basic concept discussed at the time, which was a smaller winged orbiter mounted on a larger winged booster. It is worth noting that the Grumman booster uses the delta-wing configuration that would later be adopted in the final space shuttle design, while many of Rockwell?s concepts at the time still had the original straight-wing configuration that eventually was abandoned. This was due to the fact that such a configuration would not allow the shuttle to withstand the stresses of reentry into the atmosphere. Worth noting is also the vertical delta wings on Grumman?s orbiter. A similar wing configuration had earlier been employed on the Martin Marietta X-24 experimental aircraft - used to try out the concept of unpowered reentry and landing - in the late 1960s. The series includes the following photos (texts taken from reverses): [1] ?Artists? rendering of ?Orbiter? portion of Space Shuttle approaching Earth orbit. Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, N. Y.? (NASA photo no. 70-H-1255; 70-HC-807). [2] Artists? rendering of Space Shuttle System showing smaller ?Orbiter? riding atop larger ?Booster? Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, N. Y.? (70-H-1256; 70-HC-898). [3] Photo of models showing ?Orbiter? and ?Booster? portions of Spaceshuttle in ?belly-to-belly? concept. Photo taken at Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, N. Y.? (70-H-1257; 70-HC-900). [4] ?Photo of models showing ?belly-to-belly? concept of Space Shuttle System. Smaller vehicle represents ?Orbiter?, larger vehicle is ?Booster? Photo taken at Grumman Aerospace Corporation? (70-H-1258; 70-HC-899). [5] Artist rendering of ?Orbiter? portion of Space Shuttle in Earth Orbit. Two astronauts can be seen retrieving satellite for transport back to earth. Art by Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, N. Y.? (70-H-1259). [6] ?Artist rendering of a space shuttle concept by Grumman Aerospace Corporation. Smaller vehicle shown is ?Orbiter? portion of shuttle dis-engaged from the booster portion. The orbiter continues on to earth orbit while the booster begins its glide path down to earth landing? (70-H-1260; 70-HC-902). Softcover / Paperback.
