http://bill.wards.net/blosxom Bill Ward's Blog, powered by Blosxom (All - LEGO - Models - Space - Tourism) en http://bill.wards.net/blosxom/2002/02/24#passenger-transport <p>This hybrid rocket/jet aircraft takes off and lands like a plane, and the engines switch to rocket mode to reach orbit, where it docks with a space station or the <a href="http://bill.wards.net/blosxom/lego/models/space/tourism/lunar-tour-vehicle.html">Lunar Tour Vehicle</a> for their next destination.</p> <p>This uses the <a href="http://bill.wards.net/blosxom/lego/ideas/space/docking.html">Docking System</a> I devised for spacecraft.</p> <!-- Updated: Sun Feb 24 06:04:30 2002 --> http://bill.wards.net/blosxom/2002/02/24#lunar-tour-vehicle <p>Part bus, part spacecraft, this vessell meets up with the <a href="http://bill.wards.net/blosxom/lego/models/space/tourism/passenger-transport.html">Passenger Transport</a> in Earth orbit and ferries them to the moon, where they can spend a week visiting the Apollo landing zones and other historical and natural wonders.</p> <p>Its rockets pivot aft for flight, and downward for takeoff and landing. Inside are all the luxuries a traveler could want, plus facilities for the crew. A generous galley and head are included.</p> <p>This uses the <a href="http://bill.wards.net/blosxom/lego/ideas/space/docking.html">Docking System</a> I devised for spacecraft.</p> <!-- Updated: Sun Feb 24 06:04:22 2002 -->