Reading *Collier’s* in the water recovery plant
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[to be continued: PART 5 of 5]

‘The bottom deck contains a photographic darkroom and part of the system which recovers and purifies waste water.’
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‘The large screen in the celestial observation room enables astronomers to study enlarged photographs taken from the satellite’s tiny sister station, the observatory.’
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‘The electronic computer on the top deck, between the earth observation and celestial observation centers, solves complicated problems.’
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‘Under this, on the center deck, are additional telescopic screens showing other territory (figures over each screen refer to the amount of territory covered by the picture, not to the apparent distance away from the scene).’
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‘On the top deck is a large moveable map on which “ground zero,” the territory the space station is passing over at the moment, is spotted. Immediately below the map is a telescopic enlargement of ground zero.’
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‘Next door to the communications and weather sections is the earth observation center, occupying two decks.’
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‘Below the communications room, meteorologists chart the weather for the entire earth; on the lowest deck at extreme left is a bunk room.’
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‘At the extreme left of the painting ... on the top deck, is the communications center, which maintains radio contact with the earth, with rocket ships in space, and with the space taxis that carry men from rocket ship to space station.’
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‘The mercury, emerging as hot vapor in the room below, drives a turbo-generator.’
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[essay - and article - to be continued: PART 4 of 5]

‘The trough and pipe in the extreme upper-right corner of the picture are a part of the satellite’s power plant. The trough is polished to catch the rays of the sun; the heat thus obtained is picked up by mercury in the tube.’
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‘In the room housing the air-conditioning machinery, the interior wall of the space station’s inner rim is cut away to show the secondary cables and ducts, which furnish power, air and the like, when the main system (right, overhead) fails.’
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‘[This] section is devoted to the handling of cargo. Material arrives from the hub by elevator, and is distributed in accordance with decisions made by the weight control center, which is charged with preserving the station’s balance. ...’
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‘At the top and bottom of the rotating hub are turrets which can be turned so space taxis can land in the bell-shaped landing berths. The taxi’s body seals the turret shut, and the men move to the space station proper through air locks.’
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space taxi - fuel tanks - air return for air conditioning system
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MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You eat one lousy foot and they call you a cannibal. What a world!”
Joseph Bologna in The Big Bus
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‘An ingeniously engineered bail-out device gives the rocketeer his margin of safety’
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Cutaway illustration by #FredFreeman.

#THISWEEK in 1956
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Illustration by Fred Freeman (1907-1988) for ➡️
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(they’re placed there to save space). Also on the outer walls are floodlights to illuminate the dark interior of the chasm. Here, 65 to 100 feet below the surface of the moon, the visitors from the earth spend most of their time during their lunar visit.’
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Illustrations & text from the complete article, posted at http://www.aiaahouston.org/Horizons/Horizons_2012_11_and_12_high_resolution.pdf

#OTD in 1952
The Lunar Base
From 'Man on the Moon - The Exploration'
#3 in the historic Collier’s series ‘Man Will Conquer Space *Soon*!’ (1951-54):
Willy Ley, “Inside the Lunar Base” Oct. 25, 1952
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Cut-away #illustration by Fred Freeman (1907-1988)
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He’s about to plug the line into the black distributing box, shown on the catwalk between his feet, half hidden by the air-lock tower.’
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‘The space-suited engineer outside the ship’s air lock holds the main power line, which connects with the power-producing solar mirror (off the picture at lower left). ➡️
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‘Below this ring are the brown electric storage batteries and the ship’s air-conditioning and water-cleansing systems. Sewage tanks are under the floor.’
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‘The fourth level down, or stowage deck, houses the main electrical switchboard, storage cupboards and a washroom (next to the stairway).’
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dishwashing unit. Straps hold the diners in their seats, making their snap-equipped belts unnecessary. At far right is a snack dispenser for quick meals, particularly for crewmen standing watch.’
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The clock on the wall shows elapsed time since departure and the three screens at the right indicate the attitude of the ship, as determined by an artificial horizon mechanism in the astrodome at far right.’
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Next to the bathing stall, a navigator operates a mechanical computer. The chief navigator and two assistants are working at the dead-reckoning tracer, a device which automatically records the space ship’s course.
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‘The next floor down is primarily a navigation deck, although a sponge-bath stall (there are no showers, because the water won’t fall properly) and extra bunks are also installed here.
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controls, as he’s doing now, or the motor instruments behind him... A control board at the captain’s position enables him to operate the rocket motors, and the intercom unit by his hand keeps him in communication with the rest of the ship.’
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