New information Vought's project MALLAR and Apollo missions

[ConradLau]

 

[ConradLau]

 

[ConradLau]

From the original technical proposal from Vought January 1960.

 

[ConradLau]

 

[Michel Van]

New material om MALLAR
Special thanks to David S. F. Portree
who gave me the Picture (source is a photocopy)

I wonder is Orbital Launch Operation part of MALLAR ?
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/unidentified-ltv-space-concepts.14081/#post-269606

 

[Archibald]

The debate of course is kind of who go LOR idea first - Langley - Houbolt, or Vought - MALLAR ? Some elements of answer there > https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4308/ch8.htm

 

[ConradLau]

The debate of course is kind of who go LOR idea first - Langley - Houbolt, or Vought - MALLAR ? Some elements of answer there > https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4308/ch8.htm

definitely not accurate given Dolan report to Lau

 

[ConradLau]

The full proposal can be found here.

Technical Proposal for Manned Multi Modular Spacecraft (Project MALLAR) - an Apogee Books Publication

 

[publiusr]

Looks like something from MASTER OF THE WORLD

 

[Bill S]

The full proposal can be found here.

Technical Proposal for Manned Multi Modular Spacecraft (Project MALLAR) - an Apogee Books Publication

The site is showing sold out, do you know if they are going to print more?

 

[Bill S]

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I purchased this book and am currently enjoying reading it!

 

[blackstar]

The full proposal can be found here.

Technical Proposal for Manned Multi Modular Spacecraft (Project MALLAR) - an Apogee Books Publication

The site is showing sold out, do you know if they are going to print more?

I think they tend to do small print runs, so email them and say that you're interested in buying the book. They could decide to print another bunch.

 

[ConradLau]

The debate of course is kind of who go LOR idea first - Langley - Houbolt, or Vought - MALLAR ? Some elements of answer there > https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4308/ch8.htm

definitely not accurate given Dolan report to Lau

also Vought originally sent 10 copies of the 300 page proposal to Dr. Silverstein at NASA Jan 1960. How does NASA not have even one copy?

The full proposal can be found here.

Technical Proposal for Manned Multi Modular Spacecraft (Project MALLAR) - an Apogee Books Publication

The site is showing sold out, do you know if they are going to print more?

the site was just update and there is at least on copy available

 

[ConradLau]

The full proposal can be found here.

Technical Proposal for Manned Multi Modular Spacecraft (Project MALLAR) - an Apogee Books Publication

The site is showing sold out, do you know if they are going to print more?

Check now they just updated inventory