NW072 1/144 MOL
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
MOL (Manned Orbiting Laboratory) was the USAF manned space
project cancelled in 1969. The crew rode the station into orbit
and returned to Earth aboard a Gemini B capsule that was part of
the station (no rendezvous or docking was required). Experiments
planned ranged from military reconnaisance using large optical
cameras and side-looking radar, throught interception and
inspection of satellites, to exploring the usefulness of man in
space and test of manned maneuvering units.
After cancellation, some of the reconnaisance systems ended up in
later KH series satellites, and some of manned experiments were
accomplished on Skylab.
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