[A series of 35 NASA press photos (numbered first?thirty-fourth, last photo unnumbered) presenting North American Rockwell artist?s visions of a future US space shuttle mission to a space station orbiting Earth.]

[Space Shuttle Concept.]

About this Item

Washington, NASA, November 12, 1970. 35 vintage glossy black and white photographs, with blue carbon copied text on reverses, (ca 254 x 205 mm). All photos somewhat warped, a few creases. 1970s Space Dreams. An interesting series - here complete with all 35 photos - showing the different stages of an imagined space shuttle mission to a space station, including launch preparations, launch, flight stage, docking, work and leasure at the station and the return to earth. The space shuttle shown here are of the model first proposed and patented by NASA engineer Max Faget, with a smaller straight-winged orbiter mounted on a larger and equally straight-winged booster. This concept was eventually abandoned for the reusable, delta-winged orbiter, mounted on an expandable propellant tank, that became the final design. North American Rockwell, the company behind these concept sketches, also became the manufacturer of the Space Shuttle Orbiter that eventually was used in the American space program.The series contains the following photos: 1. Space shuttle roll-out (NASA Photo no. 70-H-1429; 70-HC-1008). 2. Space shuttle readied (70-H-1430; 70-HC-1009). 3. Space shuttle readied (70-H-1431; 70-HC-1010); 4. Space shuttle insertion (70-H-1432; 70-HC-1011). 5. Space shuttle boarding (70-H-1433; 70-HC-1012). 6. Space shuttle orbiter (70-H-1434; 70-HC-1013). 7. Space shuttle on pad (70-H-1435; 70-HC-1014). 8. Space shuttle mission/launch control (70-H-1436; 70-HC-1015). 9. Space shuttle liftoff (70-H-1437; 70-HC-1016). 10. Space shuttle boost phase (70-H-1438; 70-HC-1017). 11. Space shuttle passengers/liftoff (70-H-1439; 70-HC1018). 12. Space shuttle staging (70-H-1440; 70-HC-1019); 13. Space shuttle orbiter crew (70-H-1441; 70-HC-1020). 14. Crew in space shuttle (70-H-1442; 70-HC-1021). 15. Space shuttle activity (70-H-1443; 70-HC-1022). 16. Orbiter/space station rendezvous (70-H-1444; 70-HC-1023). 17. Space shuttle/cargo module deployed (70-H-1445; 70-HC-1024). 18. Space shuttle/space station docking (70-H-1446; 70-HC-1025). 19. Space shuttle/space station cargo transfer (70-H-1447; 70-HC-1026). 20. Space station activity (70-H-1448; 70-HC-1027). 21. Space station activity (70-H-1449; 70-HC-1028). 22. Space station activity (70-H-1450; 70-HC-1029); 23. Space shuttle undocking (70-H-1451; 70-HC 1030). 24. Space station activity (70-H-1452; 70-HC-1031); 25. Space station comforts (70-H-1453; 70-HC-1032). 26. Space station laboratory (70-H-1454; 70-HC-1033). 27. Space station activity (70-H-1455; 70-HC-1034); 28. Space shuttle orbiter (70-H-1456; 70-HC-1035). 29. Space shuttle alternate mission/EVA (70-H-1457; 70-HC-1036). 30. Space shuttle orbiter (70-H-1458; 70-HC-1037). 31. Space shuttle orbiter (70-H-1459; 70-HC-1038). 32. Space shuttle orbiter (70-H-1460); 70-HC-1039). 33. Space shuttle completes a mission (70-H-1461; 70-HC-1040). 34. Space shuttle refurbishment (70-H-1462; 70-HC-1041). 35. Space shuttle activity (70-H-1463; 70-HC-1042).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: [A series of 35 NASA press photos (numbered first?thirty-fourth, last photo unnumbered) presenting North American Rockwell artist?s visions of a future US space shuttle mission to a space station orbiting Earth.]
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Softcover / Paperback