7 Ağustos 2012 Salı

Prudential's Guide to Outer Space: The future belongs to those who prepare for it (1965)

 Prudential Insurance Company issued this space map in 1965. It uses elements from the Hammond space maps but seems unique in some of its images too.
 Unfortunately the best way to show it off is to show the panels one by one but you really miss the whole effect. This map came to mind because of the exotic space vehicles shown.
One of my favorites is this "Mars Expedition Spacecraft". I have never seen this as a proposed Mars design before and I am not sure how it would work. The delta wing shape seems unnecessary streamlining but it does look cool.

 This interplanetary craft is more suited to deep space. Has anyone else heard of "Empire"?
 This is the only image that seems directly re-used from the Hammond maps.

 This image also includes lots of details of current and future exploration of the Moon.


 These details of an extended expedition on the Moon are very interesting.
 "Moonship of the Future"? Look more like the moonship of 1955, someone used a little artistic license.



These images of the proposed Voyager probe to explore the planets and the Manned Orbiting Space Base are also cool.  A high value map that gives me (and you) lots of hardware to enjoy.

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