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Nukes in Space
In previous posts, I’ve talked about some of the challenges associated with a proposed manned mission to Mars, particularly the difficulty of landing on the red planet. But getting men to Mars is also difficult, although not impossible.Transit time for … Continue reading
Mapping Vintage Space
Regular readers of Vintage Space are doubtless aware that I have a tendency to link newer posts to older ones. This reflects the interrelation of all the topics I have (and will) discuss in this blog. I find this era … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Apollo, Gemini, History of Space Science, Manned Spaceflight, Mercury, Planetary Science, Rockets, Soviet, Space Shuttle, Unmanned Spaceflight
Tagged Astronaut Selection, Gagarin, Gemini, Glenn, History of Rocketry, Korolev, Landing Systems, Manned Spaceflight, Mercury Program, Moon, NACA, NASA, Shepard, Soviet Space Program, Space Planes, Space Shuttle, Spaceflight, Splashdown, X-15
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The Lost Art of the Saturn V
I’ve previously mentioned that once the Shuttle program ends this year, there will be no way for NASA to launch manned missions. It simply doesn’t have the necessary rockets to launch such a heavy payload into orbit, let alone a … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, History of Space Science, Manned Spaceflight, Rockets, Unmanned Spaceflight
Tagged American, Apollo, Apollo 8, Germany, History of Rocketry, Launch Vehicles, Moon, NASA, von Braun
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V-2: The Vehicle that Launched the Space Age
Two of my previous posts tease out the main differences in the landing methods employed by both NASA and the Soviet Space Program as a means of illustrating the contrast between the two programs. What these posts don’t draw attention … Continue reading
Posted in History of Space Science, Rockets, Soviet
Tagged American, Germany, History of Rocketry, Soviet, V-2, von Braun, WWII
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