NASA Space Station Concept Art

NASA Space Station concept art

Inside of large O'Neill type habitat

Fleet of large habitats

Large O'Neill type habitat

NASA Space Station concept art

Habitat ring with mirror for day-night simulation

Early space station design and POD for construction

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

Construction with 2001-like POD

NASA Space Station concept art

Early space station design and shuttle docking

Early space station design and shuttle

Early space station design and shuttle

Early modular station

Early space station design and shuttle

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

Orbital habitat

Rotating space station

Rotating space station

Rotating space station

NASA Space Station concept art

Deep space nuclear exploration vessel

Deep space nuclear exploration vessel

Orbital assembly

Deep space station with artificial gravity

Deep space Mars vehicle

Goodyear inflatable space station mock up

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

Toroidal space station

Early Skylab workshop model

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

Toroidal space station

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

Electrically propelled space craft with arc engine and nuclear power source

Ion Propelled Lunar Ferry

NASA Space Station concept art

Manned Mars Ship

Ion propelled Deep Space vessel

Ion Space Vehicle for Mars Probe

Interplanetary vehicle

Shuttle arrives at Large extended modular space station concept art

Space Tug Elements concept art

Large format Skylab derived space station concept art

Space Tug Elements concept art

Earth Observation Module concept art

Space Tug Missions concept art

Space Observation Module concept art

Current Systems and Missions Concept art

Next Generation Systems concept art

Space Tug Crew Module concept art

NASA Space Station construction site concept art

NASA Modular Space Station concept art

NASA Modular Space Station concept art

NASA Modular Space Station concept model

NASA Modular Space Station concept model

NASA Modular Space Station concept model

NASA Modular Space Station concept model

NASA Modular Space Station concept model

NASA Modular Space Station concept model

NASA Modular Space Station concept model

NASA Modular Space Station concept model

NASA Modular Space Station concept model

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Large Modular Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Modular Space Station concept model

NASA Modular Space Station concept model

NASA Large Satellite Construction Concept Art

NASA Large Satellite Construction Concept Art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Large Habitat Concept Art

NASA Large Satellite Construction Concept Art

NASA Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station timeline concept art

NASA Large Modular Space Station concept art

NASA Space Station prediction concept art

NASA Large Modular Space Station concept art

NASA Modular Space Station concept art (ca.1980s)

NASA Space Station concept art, inflatable "Free World" space station ca. 1962

NASA Space station concept art, large zero gravity station ca. 1962

NASA Space Station concept art, large rotating space station ca. 1962

NASA Space Station concept art, deployment of inflatable station Ca. 1962

ORBITING LUNAR STATION -- An artist's concept of an Orbiting Lunar Station (OLS), one of the potential options for space activity being studied. The picture appeared in a September 1977 publication from the NASA-JSC Program Planning Office entitled a Compendium of Future Space Activities. This concept isn't currently budgeted, and there are no plans for the construction of such hardware at the time. The objectives of such a station would be to perform a broad spectrum observation of the lunar surface; to conduct surface sorties; and to support and control unmanned orbital and surface operations. The systems elements associated with the OLS concept include a space station, a lunar transport vehicle (LTV), resupply modules (RM), fluid module (FM) and crew transfer vehicles (CTV). Nine modules are required to provide ample space for a crew of eight, the subsystems and the consumables. A tenth module contains science equipment and sensors. A unitary OLS could also be employed and would require only one module for habitation rather than nine.

INDEPENDENT LUNAR SURFACE SORTIE -- An artist's concept of an Independent Lunar Surface Sortie (ILSS), one of the potential future options for space activity being studied. The picture appeared in a September 1977 publication from the NASA-JSC Program Planning Office entitled A Compendium of Future Space Activities. This concept is not currently budgeted and there are no planes for construction of such hardware at this time. The ILSS configuration consists of a crew and equipment module; a lunar transport vehicle (LTV) for landing and takeoff, and two experiment/exploration payloads. The LTV is used for descent from lunar orbit, landing and ascent back to lunar orbit. Its single-stage booster uses LOX and LH2 propellants. During an ILSS the LTV is abandoned after the crew and equipment module is joined with the orbit transfer vehicle for return to Earth. The term "independent" signifies that each mission is self-supporting as were the Apollo lunar missions.

ARTIST CONCEPT: Space Shuttle. This illustration depicts the attached module of the Space Shuttle in Earth orbit.

ARTIST CONCEPT: Space Shuttle. This illustration depicts a Space Shuttle at a Space Station in Earth orbit. This version is representative of a station with both zero and artificial gravity.

ARTIST CONCEPT: Space Station. This concept is of a 6 to 9 manned, one year station, orbital configuration. This illustration points out and describe each part of the ideal vehicle.

ARTIST CONCEPT: of Orbital Launch Operations. Featuring:|Mars orbital Launch Vehicle|Orbital Launch Facility|Depart stage|Orbital support assembly vehicle|Logistic spacecraft

ARTIST CONCEPT: Space Station Concept I: 9 manned, zero G 260 dia.

ARTIST CONCEPT: of what an advanced large space station might be like. The station would have a 240 foot radius to the rotational G living quarter at the upper left and as much as 375 foot radius to the spinning balance and power section at the other end of the rotating segment. Such a station would be launched in three parts by a three Saturn V rocket and assembled in space. It would have a gross weight of about one mission pounds and could carry as much as 100,000 pounds of experiment weight. Volume in the living quarters would be about 50,000 cubic feet while the zero g laboratory in the center could contain as much as 45,000 cubic feet. The large radius would permit achievement of nearly one G at 3.5 revolutions per minute. It would require 7,000 pounds of fuel to spin up to this rate and in that condition it would remain essentially fixed in inertial space. Floating nearby, bottom left,, is a concept of a 120 inch telescope. Use could be made of the S-II stage of the Saturn V as part of the basic structure and the S-II empty propellant tanks, which would be entered, pressurized and interior accommodations constructed. The center section of the concept has a hangar with a small satellite being taken in for maintenance.