US Space Shuttle Projects

[Temistocle]

Hi, there is an interesting paper from the AIAA 2004 conference:

Space Shuttle Variations and Derivatives That Never Happened - An Historical Review

I have the pdf, but I am not sure I can post it here for copyright issues...

 

[Dynoman]

Temistocle, here is a link to the same paper.

[PDF] Shuttle Variations and Derivatives That Never Happened - An Historical Review | Semantic Scholar

While the Space Shuttle was under detailed development and fabrication, we at the former Rockwell International looked at ways that the Shuttle system could be further developed by using the system elements in new ways. These involved "slicing and dicing" the Shuttle system elements in new ways...

pdfs.semanticscholar.org

 

[gtg947h]

Hi, there is an interesting paper from the AIAA 2004 conference:

Space Shuttle Variations and Derivatives That Never Happened - An Historical Review

I have the pdf, but I am not sure I can post it here for copyright issues...

That was an interesting presentation, if I remember correctly (I attended the conference and saw that one; we also presented and Bob Crippen came to watch )

 

[Archibald]

the stretched orbiter is so cute !

 

[hesham]

From L+K 18/1992,

I don't know if we discuss this subject before or not,what was this VTOL Shuttle ?.

 

[martinbayer]

hesham,

it's a notional Mars rocketplane design based on an ISRU concept called Nuclear rocket using Indigenous Martian Fuel (NIMF) from a 1980's Martin Marietta study by Robert Zubrin, see the paper at https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwipk7blhMrnAhXkJzQIHZbpAUIQFjACegQIAhAB&url=https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19910012833.pdf&usg=AOvVaw0DL6VQfwhla8WCq6MQNU5g.

Martin

 

[Orionblamblam]

From L+K 18/1992,

I don't know if we discuss this subject before or not,what was this VTOL Shuttle ?.

That was Martin-Marietta artwork to illustrate the "NIMF" Mars lander, a nuclear-powered vehicle capable of SSTO operation on Mars. This was something of an offshoot of the "Mars Direct" project. The actual NIMF design was a lot simpler and frankly duller than the artwork.

 

[Grey Havoc]

NAA Phase B (STS proposal): Still Audacious.

Final design presented by North American Aviation at the Space Shuttle selection Phase B ( Jan 1971) stage. Show here in his high cross-range delta-wing configuration orbited piggy-back mated to th…

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The artwork would almost remind you of Syd Mead's style.

EDIT: http://www.astronautix.com/s/shuttler134g.html

 

[hesham]

From Aviation magazine 1968.

 

[hesham]

From Aviation magazine 1968.

 

[Grey Havoc]

(h/t The Artist & Michel Van)

 

[hesham]

From Aviation magazine 1969 & 1970.