More Stuff From Space Shuttle: First Flights

Another look from the Space Shuttle set: The Von Braun shuttle over Asia on its way to the space station. The reusable shuttle is from the Collier's series of articles on Man in Space, and was a 3 stage vehicle powered by hypergolic propellants. This 3rd stage of the vehicle would land horizontally like an aircraft - one of the many precursor ideas to the modern space shuttle.

Related material on the Von Braun Shuttle can be seen at:

Collier's Space Series

Bonestell Space Art

Man Conquers Space

The Von Braun Shuttle is one of many vehicles leading up to the Space Shuttle depicted in our set. From rollout to launch to orbital operations and landing, the Von Braun Shuttle comes alive to demonstrate its contribution to the development of the Space Shuttle.