fut_v_c_o_AKP (1969 NAR/NASA shuttle/space station concept)
Dramatic North American Rockwell artist's concept from 1969, depicting docked & approaching/departing "DC-3" shuttles at an orbiting space station. The shuttle design was developed, patented and promoted by renowned NASA Engineer, Dr. Maxime Faget. Note the air-breathing engines visible atop the wings of the foreground shuttle.
Although there's no visible signature, I'm pretty sure it's by Henry Lozano Jr., North American Aviation/North American Rockwell artist/illustrator extraordinaire.
In fact, Mr. Lozano was 1970 President of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA):
Credit: SILA website
See also:
Credit: John Sisson/Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera blogspot
Additional information and low resolution version of the image:
forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/127839-maxi...
Credit: KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM website/LOTS of cool stuff at this website btw.
Also:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_DC-3
Credit Wikipedia
The vehicle appears to be a variant:
Credit: Space Exploration Stack Exchange website
The following exemplifies a golden nugget, i.e., "WIN", that keeps me going down rabbit hole after rabbit hole after rabbit hole:
kssunews.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/previously-unseen-space...
Credit: Sacramento State/Associated Students, Inc. blogsite
Lastly, I had no idea there were this many designs/proposals & variations, wow:
io9.gizmodo.com/early-design-specs-show-the-space-shuttle...
Credit: Gizmodo website
Finally:
www.gettyimages.no/detail/news-photo/giant-winged-shuttle...
fut_v_c_o_AKP (1969 NAR/NASA shuttle/space station concept)
Dramatic North American Rockwell artist's concept from 1969, depicting docked & approaching/departing "DC-3" shuttles at an orbiting space station. The shuttle design was developed, patented and promoted by renowned NASA Engineer, Dr. Maxime Faget. Note the air-breathing engines visible atop the wings of the foreground shuttle.
Although there's no visible signature, I'm pretty sure it's by Henry Lozano Jr., North American Aviation/North American Rockwell artist/illustrator extraordinaire.
In fact, Mr. Lozano was 1970 President of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA):
Credit: SILA website
See also:
Credit: John Sisson/Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera blogspot
Additional information and low resolution version of the image:
forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/127839-maxi...
Credit: KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM website/LOTS of cool stuff at this website btw.
Also:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_DC-3
Credit Wikipedia
The vehicle appears to be a variant:
Credit: Space Exploration Stack Exchange website
The following exemplifies a golden nugget, i.e., "WIN", that keeps me going down rabbit hole after rabbit hole after rabbit hole:
kssunews.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/previously-unseen-space...
Credit: Sacramento State/Associated Students, Inc. blogsite
Lastly, I had no idea there were this many designs/proposals & variations, wow:
io9.gizmodo.com/early-design-specs-show-the-space-shuttle...
Credit: Gizmodo website
Finally:
www.gettyimages.no/detail/news-photo/giant-winged-shuttle...