Tag: Jupiter 2

These drawings some of the actual blueprint drawings that Ron Gross prepared for the construction of his Jupiter 2 prototype.

Start with part 1 back to part 4 The ship was painted an overall aluminum color and turned out great.

Start with page 1 back to page 3 The fusion core was another matter. The casting was slightly warped (still

Start at page 1 Back to page 2 I had to find some scale figures to represent Major West and

Start with page 1 The first step was to cut out the main view port and porthole. These were drilled

Like the rest of us, I was always enthralled with the overall design of the classic Jupiter 2 spacecraft. I

Start with part 1 Back to part 3 This view shows the relocated viewport, the altered main hatch and the