‘Landing on Mars. Slowly, for a long time, the ship has been swapping ends, and now its rockets are cushioning its “sit-down” speed.’ #Illustration by #ChesleyBonestell
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‘Approaching Mars, its radar antenna out. In the foreground is Phobos, that planet’s inner moon, which is only six miles in diameter.’ #Illustration by #ChesleyBonestell
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‘Lowering atomic space ship to back of plane which will release it at high speed in the stratosphere.’ #Illustration by #ChesleyBonestell
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Starship is best utilized as an Orbital Shuttle that will act as a tender for nuclear interplanetary ships.
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