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The future we used to have, part 27

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I’ve not done one of these for ages, so I thought it was about time for another one. More retro-future eye-candy for your delight and delectation…

air

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Tupolev Tu-104 “Camel”

Tu-114

Tupolev Tu-114 Poccия “Cleat”

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Tupolev Tu-124 “Cookpot”

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Bristol Britannia

sea

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A saturation diver at work

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An Atmospheric Diving Suit at work

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A cutaway of Jacques Cousteau’s Conshelf 2 underwater habitat

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DSV-2 Alvin on the ocean floor

land

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Ford Gyron concept car

 

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Holden Hurricane concept car

 

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MAZ 7904 giant Soviet transporter truck

 

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Arktos Craft amphibious all-terrain transport

 

space

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Three Apollo astronauts in their CM (ASTP, I think)

 

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Alexei Leonov on his space walk (Voskhod 2)

 

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A 1984 Mars mission concept

 

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A Mars lander concept

 

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3 thoughts on “The future we used to have, part 27

  1. That is ASTP… it looks like them even from the tops of their heads, but also their gloves have their names on.

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