OrdinaryKerman Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 18 hours ago, tater said: Whenever I see stuff about the space transportation system and NASA's post-Apollo plans I almost shed a tear for the past that never happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blufor878 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Apparently they wanted to give the service module robotic arms, and they would genuinely have acted somewhat like human limbs. I'm gonna make some obscure references here, but I imagine this is what Apollo looks like in the Monument Mythos/Mystery Flesh Pit universe (if you do decided to look them up, do it during the daytime). More on the arms here: https://spaceflighthistory.blogspot.com/2023/04/testing-shuttle-manipulator-arms-during.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Bunch of never built Soviet stuff here: http://buran.nichost.ru/htm/foto43.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blufor878 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 I think this one may have been discussed already, but I thought it was worth mentioning. SLS proposal using modernized Saturn V hardware. On that note it got me thinking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 18 hours ago, tater said: I was hoping for some radiation-related "camera interference" to highlight just how bad it would be to sit between three hot NTRs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Not old, but... well... Hanhwa Ghost Commander The Russian source covering MADEX2023 has already given it the "Best Anime Paper Project" award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 2 hours ago, DDE said: Not old, but... well... Hanhwa Ghost Commander The Russian source covering MADEX2023 has already given it the "Best Anime Paper Project" award. First reaction, why the raised landing strip? The lift for it is to small for the stealth bomber currently landed and why put it at the rear? plane has to move back before getting lowered and other planes can land. The only benefit of it is a bit more room for airplanes below. Then looking at the web site, an miniature 10.000 ton carrier for UAV, not an stupid idea but unmanned carrier? Of all the warships you could make unmanned an carrier is far the worse by orders of magnitude. You need to reload, refuel and maintain the UAV for one and have fun doing that with with robots. Add maintenance of the ship and damage control. Unmanned command ship makes even less sense. Kind of like the trimaran design with hangar deck over all the width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 2 hours ago, magnemoe said: hangar deck over all the width Only I doubt the stability of a design woth so much internal volume above the waterline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 6 hours ago, DDE said: Not old, but... well... Hanhwa Ghost Commander The Russian source covering MADEX2023 has already given it the "Best Anime Paper Project" award. This is literally the design of the helicarrier from the first Avengers movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 13 hours ago, DDE said: Only I doubt the stability of a design woth so much internal volume above the waterline. As its an trimaran I don't think that is an problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 (edited) Not all that old: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/solarsystem/vision_concepts.html http://www.astronautix.com/c/cxv.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T/Space The flared bottom allows for engines arund the crew/cargo pod, which can be left on site. The new BO lander would ideally evolve that way, IMO Edited June 19, 2023 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blufor878 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 13 minutes ago, tater said: Not all that old: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/solarsystem/vision_concepts.html http://www.astronautix.com/c/cxv.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T/Space The flared bottom allows for engines arund the crew/cargo pod, which can be left on site. The new BO lander would ideally evolve that way, IMO I miss you 90's/2000's concept art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketFire9 Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 On 6/19/2023 at 12:16 PM, Blufor878 said: I miss you 90's/2000's concept art. I prefer the 50's/60's art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blufor878 Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 1 hour ago, RocketFire9 said: I prefer the 50's/60's art I like all spaceflight concept art. It wasn’t meant to be a statement of preference, but ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 5 hours ago, RocketFire9 said: I prefer the 50's/60's art I'm fond of it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 https://spaceflighthistory.blogspot.com/2020/07/chronology-apollo-x-apollo-extension.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blufor878 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, tater said: https://spaceflighthistory.blogspot.com/2020/07/chronology-apollo-x-apollo-extension.html That first one kinda reminds me of the adapter NASA attached to Mir. Also are these meant to be parts of larger stations or independent orbital labs? I'm definitely not asking because I have ideas . Edited June 27, 2023 by Blufor878 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 13 hours ago, tater said: https://spaceflighthistory.blogspot.com/2020/07/chronology-apollo-x-apollo-extension.html Top one reminds me of the Apollo / Soyuz interface. Second looks like an kind of miniature single use space station, But why break it up in two parts? one pressure hull would be more efficient and lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZZlyTheAZZome Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 So about like 10 minutes ago I fell down a rabbit hole involving NASA artist Pat Rawlings's website. http://www.patrawlings.com/default.cfm The amount of stuff there is amazing! Dual Keel Freedom, Eagle Engineering Lunar Lander and more. Too bad I don't have enough time right now to look at all of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 59 minutes ago, AZZlyTheAZZome said: So about like 10 minutes ago I fell down a rabbit hole involving NASA artist Pat Rawlings's website. Wow, great find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blufor878 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 On 8/19/2023 at 4:48 PM, AZZlyTheAZZome said: So about like 10 minutes ago I fell down a rabbit hole involving NASA artist Pat Rawlings's website. http://www.patrawlings.com/default.cfm The amount of stuff there is amazing! Dual Keel Freedom, Eagle Engineering Lunar Lander and more. Too bad I don't have enough time right now to look at all of this. Ah yes, the ultimate KSP technique: concept rabbit holes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 http://www.astronautix.com/o/otrag.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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