Von Braun Lunar Lander

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Image source: Mike Acs

Man Will Conquer Space Soon

  1. Man will Conquer Space Soon.
  2. Men and materials arrive in a winged rocket and take “space taxis” to wheeled space station at right. Men wear pressurized suits. Three “space taxis’ can be seen – one leaving rocket, another reaching satellite, a third near the already-built astronomical observatory.
  3. Skin of rocket ship’s third stage (shown over Cape Town, South Africa) glows read hot on return trip. Phenomenon does not occur during ascent.

Man will Conquer Space Soon.

Collier’s, March 22, 1953

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The Ferry Rocket

Von Braun’s rocket ship design. Tall as a 24-story building, it will weight 7,000 tons and have a 65-foot base.

Man will Conquer Space Soon.

Collier’s, March 22, 1953

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Who Owns the Universe?

Mars, at its closest 35,000,000 miles from Earth, as seen from its outer moon Deimos, where man could land before going on to the planet.

Man will Conquer Space Soon.

Collier’s, March 22, 1953

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Assembly of The Moonships

Weightless in orbit 1,075 miles above earth, workers in space assemble three moon ships. Hawaiian Islands lie below. Winged transports unload near wheel-shaped space station top left. Engineers and equipment cluster around cargo ship lower left, passenger ship center and right.

Man on the Moon

Collier’s, October 18,1952

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Inside the Moon Ship

Man on the Moon

Collier’s, October 18,1952

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INSIDE the LUNAR BASE

More about Man on the Moon.

Collier’s, October 25, 1952

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