Space Station '80 (1973)

August is still Space Station month!  Space Station '80 shows a number of proposed space station ideas with the plan these would happen by 1980.

 Jacobs Jr., Lou. Space Station ‘80. New York: Hawthorne Books. (111 p.) 1973.

 The plan for a Space Shuttle as a tool to build a space station give an idea what they thought children of the time would grow to see.

 They discuss Skylab as the first stage

Inside Information on Space Travel (1970)

Leslie Ashwell Wood illustrated a number of children's magazines including Eagle in the 1950s and 1960s. His specialty was cross-sections of structures and vehicles.

Wood, Leslie Ashwell. Illustrated by Wood, Leslie Ashwell. Inside Information on Space Travel. London: Benwig Books Ltd. (23 p.) 1970.

Space Stations (1962)

August is Space Station month! Here is the start of a set of books imagining what a world of space stations might be like. I will try to share some of my favorite books illustrating how we thought a space station would fit into our space future.

Bergaust, Erik. Space Stations. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons. (48 p.) 1962.