Integrated Manned Programme

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When Apollo 17 left the moon, on the descent module was a plaque that read Here Man completed his first explorations of the moon. December 1972 AD. May the spirit of peace in which we came be reflected in the lives of all mankind.

But what were his next explorations to be like...

NASAs Integrated Post-Apollo Program
NASAs Integrated Post-Apollo Program

Reusable Nuclear Shuttle

Reusable Nuclear Shuttle

One of the 'backbones' of the Integrated Manned Program was the Reusable Nuclear Shuttle(RNS), a NERVA[1] based propulsion stage that could be used either to shuttle cargo between Earth and Moon, or to send men to Mars and Venus.


A completed RNS ready for launch atop a Saturn INT-21

They were to be launched into orbit either by using a Space Shuttle and Saturn INT-21 to send it up as components to be assembled in orbit, or by using an Saturn INT-21 to place the entire spacecraft in Earth orbit.


References

Here are a selection of documents with information on the Integrated Manned Programme: