fut-spasta_v_c_o_TPMBK (S79-10137)
“A depiction of a permanent space operations center that has been freighted piecemeal into low Earth orbit by the Shuttle and assembled by astronauts. The two joined cylinders contain living quarters and a laboratory. Below the cylinders, the service modules supply electrical power, communications, a docking berth, guidance and control instruments and life-support systems, such as air and water. When in operation, the eight-person center will function as the base for a host of space programs to improve the quality of life on Earth. In time, the center could lead to the development of larger stations, which could be used to fabricate mammoth solar power satellites in far space requiring 500-man building crews.
Painting courtesy
Kentron International, Inc.”
The above, paraphrased, is per NASA EP-169, “Aboard the Space Shuttle”, used to describe the cover image, a cropped version of the photo, at:
ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19810014646/downloads/1981001...
Kentron International…I’d never heard of them. Apparently, owned by Dallas-based LTV Corporation. Kentron was subsequently sold to private investors in 1982, who in turn sold it to Planning Research Corp. in 1985…whoever they are/were.
fut-spasta_v_c_o_TPMBK (S79-10137)
“A depiction of a permanent space operations center that has been freighted piecemeal into low Earth orbit by the Shuttle and assembled by astronauts. The two joined cylinders contain living quarters and a laboratory. Below the cylinders, the service modules supply electrical power, communications, a docking berth, guidance and control instruments and life-support systems, such as air and water. When in operation, the eight-person center will function as the base for a host of space programs to improve the quality of life on Earth. In time, the center could lead to the development of larger stations, which could be used to fabricate mammoth solar power satellites in far space requiring 500-man building crews.
Painting courtesy
Kentron International, Inc.”
The above, paraphrased, is per NASA EP-169, “Aboard the Space Shuttle”, used to describe the cover image, a cropped version of the photo, at:
ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19810014646/downloads/1981001...
Kentron International…I’d never heard of them. Apparently, owned by Dallas-based LTV Corporation. Kentron was subsequently sold to private investors in 1982, who in turn sold it to Planning Research Corp. in 1985…whoever they are/were.