“POWER TOWER” SPACE STATION CONTRACTOR STUDIES
Notes:
Martin Marietta's “Power Tower” Space Station design. Some observers were criticial of the contractors' lack of independent involvement in the design process. They felt Station contractors did nothing but ape NASA's configurations in order to win the contract. In May 1987, former Space Station engineer Oliver Harwood testified in the Senate. “Aerospace industry resources and capabilities are being squandered by 'rubber stamping' NASA designs instead of seeking independent and competitive solutions to system problems. Why are the artist's conceptions of eight major corporations so nearly identical? In a real competition seeking real answers there would be a different version for each of them."
“Power Tower” Space Station design by General Dynamics/Convair.
Rockwell's “Power Tower” Space Station design.
Lockheed's “Power Tower” Space Station design.
“Power Tower” Space Station design by TRW.
