Saturday, February 14, 2009

The BIS Lunar Lander


Above: BIS Lunar Lander Capsule
(Another drawing from Air & Space Smithsonian )

Mark Wade's drawing of the BIS Lunar Lander seems to come and go from the previous blog posting intermittently. Stan has reported it too, so click on the previous link and you'll see the drawings. Link
Click here
: for a similar article from Air & Space Smithsonian, which is a favorite magazine of mine.
http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exploration/moon.html

The Lunar Lander wasn't the end of the BIS. ( They are still around and produce the detailed magazine Spaceflight, which used to be available at Barnes and Nobles. ) Additional work was put into maps of the Moon. Theoretical work was also laid down for a journey to a star, Project Daedalus. Someday....

73
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Scott

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