File:NASA spacecraft comparison.jpg

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Illustration of the relative sizes of the one-man Mercury spacecraft, the two-man Gemini spacecraft, and the three-man Apollo spacecraft. Also shows line drawing of launch vehicles (Saturn V, Titan II and Atlas-D) to show their relative size to each other and the position of the spacecraft at launch (highlighted at top).

Date

circa 1964

Source

https://archive.org/details/S64-22331

Author

NASA/Davis Paul Meltzer

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English: Illustration of the relative sizes of the one-man Mercury spacecraft, the two-man Gemini spacecraft, and the three-man Apollo spacecraft. Also shows line drawing of launch vehicles (Saturn V, Titan II and Atlas-D) to show their relative size to each other and the position of the spacecraft at launch (highlighted at top).

Other languages:

Čeština: Zobrazení relativních velikostí kosmickýkch lodí - první pilotovaný kosmický letoun Mercury pro jednoho kosmonauta, loď Gemini pro dva muže a loď Apollo pro 3 členy posádky. Vidíme zde i srovnání velikostí nosných raket, které vynášely astronauty na oběžnou dráhu: Saturn V, Titan II a Atlas-D.

English: Illustration of the relative sizes of the one-man Mercury spacecraft, the two-man Gemini spacecraft, and the three-man Apollo spacecraft. Also shows line drawing of launch vehicles (Saturn V, Titan II and Atlas-D) to show their relative size to each other and the position of the spacecraft at launch (highlighted at top).

Español: Ilustración de los tamaños relativos de tres naves espaciales de NASA: Mercury para un tripulante, Gemini de dos tripulantes y la nave espacial Apolo de tres tripulantes. También muestra el tamaño relativo de los vehículos de lanzamiento (Saturno V, Titán II y Atlas-D) y la posición de la nave espacial en el momento del lanzamiento (resaltada en la parte superior).

Magyar: A Mercury-, Gemini- és Apollo-programok űreszközeinek összehasonlító ábrázolása

Nederlands: Relatieve groottes van de eenpersoons Mercurycapsule, de tweepersoons Geminicapsule en de driepersoons Apollo CSM (inclusief maanlander) en de raketten die deze capsules de ruimte in brachten: een Atlas-D, een Titan II en een Saturnus V

Polski: Ilustracja przedstawiająca względne rozmiary jednoosobowego statku kosmicznego Mercury, dwuosobowego Gemini oraz trzyosobowego Apollo. Zamieszczono również rysunki rakiet nośnych (Saturn V, Titan II i Atlas D) w celu pokazania ich względnych rozmiarów oraz pozycji statku kosmicznego podczas startu (zaznaczony na górze każdej z rakiet).

Português: Ilustração dos tamanhos relativos de três naves espaciais da NASA: Mercury para um tripulante, Gemini de dois tripulantes e a nave espacial Apollo de três tripulantes. Também mostra o tamanho relativo dos veículos de lançamento (Saturno V, Titan II e Atlas-D) e a posição da nave espacial no momento do lançamento (em destaque na parte superior).

Македонски: Илустрација на вселенските летала „Меркјури“, „Џемини“ и „Аполо“ со нивните ракети.

한국어: 1인승 머큐리 우주선, 2인승 제미니 우주선, 3인승 아폴로 우주선의 크기 비교 그림. 발사체 새턴 V, 타이탄 II, 아틀라스-D 의 선화로 상대적인 크기와 발사시 우주선의 위치를 함께 표시하였다.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	07:59, 26 April 2012	4,669 × 3,559 (15.83 MB)	Soerfm	Resolution
	03:05, 14 October 2011	2,624 × 2,000 (1.03 MB)	Craigboy	Higher res www.archive.org/details/S64-22331
	11:30, 11 October 2011	580 × 478 (58 KB)	Soerfm	Sharper
	19:52, 3 October 2011	580 × 478 (43 KB)	Soerfm

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Davis Paul Meltzer

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S64-22331

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1964

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