Category: history

Orbital Transfer Vehicle

October 30, 2022

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Art, history, projects, rockets, spacecraft

A Boeing concept from 1983 for an Orbital Transfer Vehicle. This vehicle would change the orbit of the payload not only propulsively, but […]
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That is the correct response

October 29, 2022

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AARRRGH, Art, history, Humor, Religion, youtube, ಠ_ಠ

Watch in amusement as these two witness “The Exorcist” for the first time. This is one of the most “Nope, I’m out” flicks […]
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Lifting body model

October 28, 2022

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Aircraft, eBay, history, Hmm…, Models, projects, spacecraft

Currently on ebay is an aluminum model of a lifting body. The rear of the vehicle is that of the M1 or M2, […]
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JVX Art

October 25, 2022

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Aircraft, Art, history, projects

Bell artwork circa 1983 depicting the proposed JVX tiltrotor, which would become the V-22 Osprey. The cockpit and the sponsons display the greatest […]
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Manned Hypersonic Test Vehicle

October 24, 2022

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Aircraft, history, Models, projects, rockets, US Research & Recon Projects

A photo of a wind tunnel model of a Republic Aviation design for a Manned Hypersonic Test Vehicle configuration. The photo was published […]
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US Fighter, Transport, Launcher, Recon & Research Projects

October 23, 2022

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Aircraft, Drawings, history, Nukes, projects, rockets, US Fighter Projects, US Launcher Projects, US Research & Recon Projects, US Transport Projects

NOTE: these are not new. This is basically just a test-post. However, feel free to purchase these… Now available… four new issues […]
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A trio of aircraft ads

October 21, 2022

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Aircraft, Art, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, Patreon

Three magazine advertisements from 1960, depicting the East German Type 152 jetliner (which would have been a *fantastic* jetliner in the late 1940’s), […]
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Lithobraking

October 17, 2022

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Awesomeness, blather, Cats, history, Hmm…, Humor, projects, rockets, spacecraft

Over the years there have been suggestions of using “lithobraking” as a means of reducing the cost of transporting payloads to the lunar […]
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SA-203 S-IVB

October 17, 2022

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Art, history, rockets, spacecraft

Art from 1966 showing the S-IVB stage as launched on the SA-203 flight of the Saturn Ib, launched July 5, 1966. This flight […]
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Just in time for Christmas

October 16, 2022

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history, Models

While scanning for other topics, I also scanned this sizable magazine ad for Toys R Us from 1987. I found it fairly entertaining… […]
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