fut/sps_v_c_o_TPMBK (ca. 1979, prob. GAC photo, no. 772249)
"...Shuttle's remote manipulator arm lifts antenna sections onto a trolley that scoots them down to cherry picker for positioning. Large solar arrays power this equipment, which is fashioning the nucleus of a giant solar power station..."
The above is an extract from a March 1979 Popular Science article, "Giant Space Structures: How We'll Build Them", which featured the image as well. Thanks to the excellent Secret Projects website, and user osmosis. Both can be seen as part of an Apr 11, 2011 post:
www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/sps-solar-power-satellit...
Specifically (for those with a 'Secret Projects' account):
www.secretprojects.co.uk/attachments/page-78-jpg.129166/
Credit: Secret Projects website
Also…interesting:
www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?m=202501
Credit: Aerospace Projects Review website
Yet another beautiful work showcasing Mr. Kavafes' boundless talent.
And check this out, this enterprising SOB has gone apeshit with a bunch of photos I’ve posted and/or linked to in my postings:
www.redbubble.com/i/photographic-print/Shuttle-s-remote-m...
fut/sps_v_c_o_TPMBK (ca. 1979, prob. GAC photo, no. 772249)
"...Shuttle's remote manipulator arm lifts antenna sections onto a trolley that scoots them down to cherry picker for positioning. Large solar arrays power this equipment, which is fashioning the nucleus of a giant solar power station..."
The above is an extract from a March 1979 Popular Science article, "Giant Space Structures: How We'll Build Them", which featured the image as well. Thanks to the excellent Secret Projects website, and user osmosis. Both can be seen as part of an Apr 11, 2011 post:
www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/sps-solar-power-satellit...
Specifically (for those with a 'Secret Projects' account):
www.secretprojects.co.uk/attachments/page-78-jpg.129166/
Credit: Secret Projects website
Also…interesting:
www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?m=202501
Credit: Aerospace Projects Review website
Yet another beautiful work showcasing Mr. Kavafes' boundless talent.
And check this out, this enterprising SOB has gone apeshit with a bunch of photos I’ve posted and/or linked to in my postings:
www.redbubble.com/i/photographic-print/Shuttle-s-remote-m...