tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post7237333824663755201..comments2024-03-21T08:00:48.696-07:00Comments on No Shortage of Dreams: Reviving & Reusing Skylab in the Shuttle Era: NASA Marshall's November 1977 Pitch to NASA HeadquartersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-67884650655450827732017-04-03T14:42:16.290-07:002017-04-03T14:42:16.290-07:00I'd love to contact you as a resource for more...I'd love to contact you as a resource for more KSP mod ideas. <br /><br />I have found sufficient information about the PM from your <a href="https://spaceflighthistory.blogspot.com/2015/08/evolution-vs-revolution-1970s-battle.html" rel="nofollow">"Evolution vs. Revolution"</a> post and NASA's <a href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19790007076.pdf" rel="TeslaMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267094323863650837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-17254994163325767312016-05-08T11:28:09.363-07:002016-05-08T11:28:09.363-07:00I'm interested in KSP - haven't had time t...I'm interested in KSP - haven't had time to learn much about it, but find the images and videos people make to be intriguing. <br /><br />The Yardley presentation doesn't contain much more technical detail than what I provided in my post, I'm afraid. It was a set of slides, and thus not as detailed as a technical paper or report. I might have something that will help you, however.David S. F. Portreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818906581595028816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-52564197773893477812016-05-06T18:51:19.464-07:002016-05-06T18:51:19.464-07:00I am interested in a lot of the plans NASA had tha...I am interested in a lot of the plans NASA had that didn't come to pass. I play Kerbal Space Program and like to simulate/create lots of these scenerios (as do many others). Between your blog and the folks at "Eyes Turned Skyward", I have a huge selection of alternative options to choose from. Would it be possible to get a copy of "Skylab Reuse Study Presented to Mr. Yardley byTeslaMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267094323863650837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-81014081270833831522015-12-14T21:39:28.850-07:002015-12-14T21:39:28.850-07:00Hi, Eric:
Seems funny that I should have fans! Bu...Hi, Eric:<br /><br />Seems funny that I should have fans! But thanks for the kind sentiments.<br /><br />Proposals to launch a large core station on launchers other than the Saturn V were indeed put forward. For a time NASA and its contractors looked at launching a core station on a winged, piloted Shuttle flyback booster with a kick-stage on the station for orbital insertion. This would have David S. F. Portreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818906581595028816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-19285250399663198042015-12-14T13:28:28.054-07:002015-12-14T13:28:28.054-07:00Hi David, I'm a huge fan of your work, and gla...Hi David, I'm a huge fan of your work, and glad to follow your writing at it's new home here on this blog.<br /><br />I have a question about the shuttle / ISS that I was hoping you could be kind enough to answer: NASA had originally planned to launch large space station modules on the Saturn V and it's successors, but later scaled them down to fit inside the shuttle's payload bayEricnoreply@blogger.com