Collier's (October 18, 1952). The Moon Lander on the Cover is by Chesley Bonestell
This issue of Collier’s contains part of a famous and influential series of magazine articles detailing Wernher von Braun’s plans for manned spaceflight. Many children who would later become NASA engineers and space enthusiasts were greatly inspired one way or another by this series. Edited by Cornelius Ryan, the individual articles which ran in Collier’s from 1952 to 1954 were authored by such space notables of the time as Willy Ley, Fred Lawrence Whipple, Dr. Joseph Kaplan, Dr. Heinz Haber and Wernher von Braun. The articles were illustrated with paintings and drawings by Chesley Bonestell, Fred Freeman and Rolf Klep, some of the finest magazine illustrators of the time.
The articles were expanded into three books: “Across the Space Frontier” (1952), “Conquest of the Moon” (1953) and “The Exploration of Mars” (1956). The articles were also the basis for three episodes in the Disneyland TV series: “Man in Space” which originally aired on March 9, 1955; “Man and the Moon” which originally aired on December 28, 1955; and “Mars and Beyond” which aired on December 4, 1957.
Collier's (October 18, 1952). The Moon Lander on the Cover is by Chesley Bonestell
This issue of Collier’s contains part of a famous and influential series of magazine articles detailing Wernher von Braun’s plans for manned spaceflight. Many children who would later become NASA engineers and space enthusiasts were greatly inspired one way or another by this series. Edited by Cornelius Ryan, the individual articles which ran in Collier’s from 1952 to 1954 were authored by such space notables of the time as Willy Ley, Fred Lawrence Whipple, Dr. Joseph Kaplan, Dr. Heinz Haber and Wernher von Braun. The articles were illustrated with paintings and drawings by Chesley Bonestell, Fred Freeman and Rolf Klep, some of the finest magazine illustrators of the time.
The articles were expanded into three books: “Across the Space Frontier” (1952), “Conquest of the Moon” (1953) and “The Exploration of Mars” (1956). The articles were also the basis for three episodes in the Disneyland TV series: “Man in Space” which originally aired on March 9, 1955; “Man and the Moon” which originally aired on December 28, 1955; and “Mars and Beyond” which aired on December 4, 1957.