Another interesting file from the NTRS, its a Lockheed study that seems to be the first time that the External Tank + SRB concept everyone is familiar with makes its first appearance. The orbiter too looks more like the one that actually flew than some of the more exotic vehicles I've seen in other studies.
But what is really interesting is the development timeline, Lockheed was predicting that it would take until 1980 to get the shuttles up and running (Report is from 1971)...only one year off.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19740078603_1974078603.pdf
publiusr - 10/8/2007 11:29 AMI wonder if Jenkins missed any vintage studies/artwork in his books.
edkyle99 - 10/8/2007 10:50 PMImagine that the Internet, complete with all of its gossipy forums, existed in 1971 and that a proposal like this one had found its way into the download section. What would the reaction have been? - Ed Kyle
JMS - 11/8/2007 11:12 AMWell, I'm honest enough to say, as an outsider, I was excited about the shuttle program throughout the 70's. It was portrayed as the "next step". John Young said so from the surface of the moon.Who was I to question that.
CFE - 10/8/2007 7:31 PMI'm certain that all shuttle design studies that were ever worth mentioning were covered in Jenkins's book.
CFE - 12/8/2007 12:21 PMFinal edition? Does Jenkins hope to publish it after the final shuttle mission in 2010?
I do recall things being dropped between the two editions. I'll probably pony up the dough and buy his "final" edition, because his work is very good and pretty comprehensive.