Credit: NASA via Marcus Lindroos. 23,520 bytes. 317 x 240 pixels.
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| Ext Tank Station 88 - Credit: NASA via Marcus Lindroos. 23,520 bytes. 317 x 240 pixels. |
NASA studied several concepts in the 1980's using the 'wet workshop' approach to the capacious External Tank carried into orbit with every shuttle flight. Despite the incredible logic of this, NASA management never pursued it seriously - seeing it as an irresistable low-cost alternative to their own large modular space station plans.
 | STS External Tanks S - Space station based on Shuttle external tank fitted out with surplus Skylab hardware from the National Air and Space Museum, concept of 1977. 31,986 bytes. 469 x 369 pixels. |
 | Ext Tank Station Credit: NASA via Marcus Lindroos. 6,933 bytes. 275 x 474 pixels. |
 | Ext Tank Station Credit: NASA via Marcus Lindroos. 14,071 bytes. 408 x 468 pixels. |
 | Ext Tank Station Credit: NASA via Marcus Lindroos. 14,672 bytes. 434 x 474 pixels. |
 | Ext Tank Station Credit: NASA via Marcus Lindroos. 20,405 bytes. 513 x 480 pixels. |
 | Ext Tank Station Credit: NASA via Marcus Lindroos. 24,745 bytes. 336 x 480 pixels. |