#space shuttle development

"One of the more interesting ideas to come out of the study was this concept to control a tumbling space station. A stream of high pressure water would be directed at the tumbling space station from a direction opposite of its tumble. introducing a high drag coefficient on the space station, slowly stopping it."

Concept art of the fully reusable Space Shuttle using Saturn V S-IC stage.

Date: 1972

NASA ID: S72-456-X

What if video of the Phase B (C-1057) Space Shuttle design, known among the fandom as the Flying Breadbox, lifting off from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Concept art of an Agena booster satellite in the Space Shuttle payload bay (Phase B, C-040-A).

"In the early 1970s Lockheed studied the use of Agena as a payload booster in the Space Shuttle payload bay. An Agena-C with an increased diameter was proposed, but never built."

Date: February 25, 1972

Concept art of the Phase C Space Shuttle, MCR-0074 configuration.

Cross section of the Phase C Space Shuttle, External Fuel tank and solid rocket boosters.

Artwork by Philip Bono.

Date: 1970s

Cross section of the Phase C Space Shuttle.

Date: 1970s

"Space Shuttle and space station with a space walker and earth in the background."

Artwork by Kaeding.