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From Amazing Stories
December 1938:
Great engineering skill
and ingenuity will be necessary to produce a ship capable of
flying to other worlds. The Space Ship shown here is based
on theoretical extensions of known fact.
Welcome aboard the Buck Rogers
Special. This 1938 depiction of what to expect in 2038 shows
that there was a long road where it came to figuring out the whole
space ship thing. However, this picture also shows how
terribly wrong we've gone with our space programme. Sure, the
artist was a bit hazy as to how exactly rockets worked (this one is
more like an open-ended car piston; spark plug and all) and the fuel
tanks wouldn't hold enough to keep a scooter going, but at least he
had the foresight to include a spinning passenger section complete
with gymnasium, theatre, and lounge. Ever see any of those on
the Shuttle? NASA, hold your head in shame! |
