Category: rockets

January 2025 APR rewards

February 3, 2025

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scottlowther

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APR, CAD Diagrams, Monthly Historical Documents Program, Nukes, Patreon, rockets

Rewards for January 2025 have just been sent out. They include: CAD: Lockheed-Martin RATTLRShypersonic missile ART: Douglas Nike-Zeus advertising artwork Doc: 1987 Martin-Marietta […]
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Orion Battleship: found at last

September 14, 2024

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Awesomeness, blather, CAD Diagrams, Drawings, history, Models, News, Nukes, Politics, rockets, spacecraft, Weapons

Rumored and discussed for years, in 1962 General Atomic reportedly built a “Corvette sized” display model of the 4,000 ton Orion spacecraft as […]
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August 2024 APR Rewards

September 1, 2024

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scottlowther

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Aircraft, Art, CAD Diagrams, Drawings, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, New Products, Patreon, projects, rockets, spacecraft

The rewards went out this AM bright and early. They include: Diagram: Two sheets of Rocketdyne schematics for the Space Shuttle Main Engine […]
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Space Sustainment & Maneuver: Advancing Strategic Superiority in Orbital Operations

August 27, 2024

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Awesomeness, News, projects, rockets, spacecraft, Weapons

The USSF wants to actually be able to do their job. Could we see the return of the heady days of the Star […]
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Polaris Dawn

August 26, 2024

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Awesomeness, history, News, rockets, spacecraft

A reminder that at o-dark thirty tomorrow morning, SpaceX will, hopefully, launch the first all-private manned orbital mission. It’ll be the highest humans […]
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1/18 scale Skybolt ALBM kit

August 19, 2024

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scottlowther

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Awesomeness, Models, Nukes, rockets, Weapons

Here’s the first nearly complete set of “sellable” 1/18 scale Skybolt ALBM parts. Only things missing are a stand(s) and a clear cover […]
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Cyanotypes: closing up shop

July 8, 2024

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Aircraft, Art, cyanotype blueprints, history, News, Nukes, projects, rockets, spacecraft

I’ve shut down production of cyanotype blueprints for the time being. What I’ve got is what there is; I’ll leave the catalog page […]
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June 2024 APR rewards

July 1, 2024

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scottlowther

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Aircraft, Art, Drawings, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, Patreon, projects, rockets, spacecraft

A day late, but I’ve sent out the June 2024 rewards to APR Patrons/Subscribers. Includes: 1: A pack of X-30 NASP propaganda. Seven […]
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Martin-Marietta HML Ad

June 24, 2024

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Art, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, Nukes, Patreon, projects, rockets, Weapons

I did my best to stitch together this two-page magazine ad. Dating from 1986, it shows missile programs then underway at Martin-Marietta; front […]
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A-4 rocket diagram

June 7, 2024

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Art, Awesomeness, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, Patreon, rockets, Weapons

Via the University of Alabama, Huntsville archive, a 1942 cutaway diagram of the German A-4 (“V-2”) ballistic rocket. I’ve uploaded the full […]
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