fut/SLOMAR_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1960, unnumbered poss. Lockheed/Lockheed-Hughes photo)
Circa 1960, a striking, visually textured view of a proposed Lockheed/Lockheed-Hughes Space Logistics, Maintenance and Rescue (SLOMAR) vehicle.
Fascinating & incredibly informative discussion, with additional depictions of this, and other proposals within the SLOMAR concept/project, at the superlative SECRET PROJECTS website.
In fact, the attachment labeled “Lockheed SLOMAR”, as part of a May 27, 2010 post by user “Skybolt” is the exact diagram/silhouette of the artist’s concept.
Also, I think this design was referred to as an ‘arrow-wing’ in one of the documents...and they were apparently folded in for launch! In fact, two hinge/‘fold’ lines are indeed visible on the near side wing. A LOT of GREAT stuff here:
www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/slomar.4190/
Credit: SECRET PROJECTS website
Also:
Credit: Graeme Thomson/Pinterest
The spacecraft has a dark, stealthy & ominous look to it. Enhanced by the apparent ‘window’ covering panels - possibly for ascent phase protection? - still in place.
It’s like something that might be in the Dark Knight’s arsenal. Or a scene from a 1950s sci-fi movie.
To complete the scene, a rather exotic and alien looking planetary landscape below, which to me, looks a lot like ~1960 Mars. With canals & polar cap?
No artist's signature unfortunately, and it doesn't look like any artist's style that I kid myself to be familiar with.
fut/SLOMAR_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1960, unnumbered poss. Lockheed/Lockheed-Hughes photo)
Circa 1960, a striking, visually textured view of a proposed Lockheed/Lockheed-Hughes Space Logistics, Maintenance and Rescue (SLOMAR) vehicle.
Fascinating & incredibly informative discussion, with additional depictions of this, and other proposals within the SLOMAR concept/project, at the superlative SECRET PROJECTS website.
In fact, the attachment labeled “Lockheed SLOMAR”, as part of a May 27, 2010 post by user “Skybolt” is the exact diagram/silhouette of the artist’s concept.
Also, I think this design was referred to as an ‘arrow-wing’ in one of the documents...and they were apparently folded in for launch! In fact, two hinge/‘fold’ lines are indeed visible on the near side wing. A LOT of GREAT stuff here:
www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/slomar.4190/
Credit: SECRET PROJECTS website
Also:
Credit: Graeme Thomson/Pinterest
The spacecraft has a dark, stealthy & ominous look to it. Enhanced by the apparent ‘window’ covering panels - possibly for ascent phase protection? - still in place.
It’s like something that might be in the Dark Knight’s arsenal. Or a scene from a 1950s sci-fi movie.
To complete the scene, a rather exotic and alien looking planetary landscape below, which to me, looks a lot like ~1960 Mars. With canals & polar cap?
No artist's signature unfortunately, and it doesn't look like any artist's style that I kid myself to be familiar with.