Space-Age Station

A spaceport and supply rocket designed by the Martin Marietta Corporation in mid-air in this scene from the Hall of Science space show. In such a port, astronauts may orbit for half a year.

New York World’s Fair 1964/1965
Official Souvenir Book
Time Life, 1964

Image credit: Martin Marietta
Image source: Numbers Station

Ferry Rocket Vehicle

Image credit: Goodyear Aerospace
Image source: AFMC 

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

Image credit: Collier’s
Image source: AIAA Houston

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

Image credit: Collier’s
Image source: AIAA Houston