#space tug

[lonestarflight]

Early Program Development

"This 1971 artist's concept shows the Nuclear Shuttle in both its lunar logistics configuraton and geosynchronous station configuration. As envisioned by Marshall Space Flight Center Program Development persornel, the Nuclear Shuttle would deliver payloads to lunar orbits or other destinations then return to Earth orbit for refueling and additional missions."

Date: 1971

NASA ID: 9902064

[alphamecha-mkii]

Space Tug by Jean-Luc Sabourin

[ashleytinger]

Swallow Tail by ashleytinger on DeviantArt

Swallow Tail by ashleytinger SRV-A24672 SWALLOW TAIL SALVAGE AND RESCUE VEHICLE Mustang Class Tug - Retrofit Crew (standard): 6 Crew (minimum): 2 Operating Range: 18 months The Swallow Tail started off as a intra-system space tug and was converted over to a salvage vessel after reclamation from a salvage yard and the installation of a standard class jump drive giving it the regular jump range of a civilian vessel. Capable of attaching to and transporting vessels many times its size and mass, the Swallow Tail has made a very nice return on investment for its owner and operator. Currently operating out of Gateway Station at the edge of ISA territory, the Swallow Tail has no political affiliation and will accept jobs from any faction. Finally finished up the outside of this little bugger enough to use her so now I can actually work on that comic.  Huzzah. The interior sets really determined what the exterior was going to look like and I found myself borrowing a bit from the Palamino from The Black Hole but definitely my own spin on it. Maybe a little Expanse too.

[scottahemi]

here’s the rest of the random recreations form October, mostly characters that didn’t fit the last 2 dumps i threw out. 

if you want to see the old arts most of these are based on they’re over at my deviantart https://www.deviantart.com/scottahemi/journal/12-year-time-skip-revisiting-old-art-818776514

[nelc]

[beammeupchief]

Space tug concept by Matt Jefferies

[humanoidhistory]

A space shuttle flies a space tug to work in 1970 concept art from NASA.

[lonestarflight]

"Skylab with the Teleoperator Retrieval System docked for its first post-Apollo reboost, ahead of refurbishment by a series of Space Shuttle missions"

Render by brickmack: link