History
Society was convinced of the need for space flight by a few “revolutionaries”, primarily members of the Russian, American, British, and German science communities and starting in the 1930s began to share their individual plans for a future in space to their respective governments and the public.
Influential books and other media began to emerge which included works containing illustrations by Chesley Bonestell (based on Wernher von Braun's designs) such as The Conquest of Space (1949) and magazine articles including the "Man Will Conquer Space Soon!" series of article in Colliers magazine between 1952 and 1954. Television shows included Walt Disney's Man in Space and Man and the Moon in 1955, and Mars and Beyond in 1957.
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