Modeling Alert 30 Years Of Future Launch Vehicles

Clark Lindsey lets us know about Marcus Lindroos' archive about "future launch vehicle" designs that arose between 1963 and 1993 (the intro says through 2001, so I assume there is more to come). Here are the top-level categories:

1. Early American Reusable Launch Vehicle Proposals (1963-67)

2.THE SPACE SHUTTLE -- From Dream to Reality (1968-72)

3. THE 1970s -- Solar Power Satellites and Advanced Launch Vehicles (1973-80

4. NASA "Shuttle II" Advanced Manned Launch System studies (1978-89)

5. Military Spaceplanes (1978-93)

I haven't looked through the site much, but it should be a good resource. The intro page provides a convenient slide-format presentation of the material on the site. On the down side, the images aren't appearing for me in-line so causal navigation is cumbersome.

I foresee a new section on the one and future Ares line of vehicles. Other than the Ares 1-X, these may forever be stuck in the 'future' category.

BTW, the photo is of Quest's Future Launch Vehicle (which isn't included in the archive).