Jul 142009
In the late 50’s/early 60’s, the major aerospace companies in the US cranked out volumes of speculative and sometimes jsut plain nutty artwork showing what our future in space was going to look like. The Martin Corporation was no exception. The Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum has copies of a number of these pieces. It’s not known if the designs shown were based on detailed engineering studies, very preliminary engineering studies, notional engineering ideas, or just the artists imagination. A whole lot of the latter can probably be safely assumed, however.
This painting was done by N. Stanilla, and was featured on the August 1959 cover of “Space Age” magazine.
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Ah, the square flying doughnuts of the USSF! One of my favorite “notional” designs. Such ships are also seen cavorting over the moon in Erik Bergaust’s Rockets to the Planets.”
I remember seeing that mag in my granddad’s reading material beside his recliner, way back in the late ’60s and early ’70s. Wish I had saved all that stuff!!
I wonder if Allen Steele and the guys making “Man Conquers Space” used this picture for inspiration.
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