‘Man on the Moon - Scientists Tell How We Can Land There In Our Lifetime’ Cover of *Collier’s*, October 18, 1952
(👉 to be posted on the 18th)
Illustration by Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986)
#rocketscience #WillyLey #WernherVonBraun #moonlanding #spacetravel #ChesleyBonestell

In #OCTOBER 1969
‘Exploring Copernicus’ #Illustration by #ChesleyBonestell (1888-1986) for *The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction*
Oil on board. October 1969.
lunar #landscape based on the famous #LunarOrbiter image of the #crater #Copernicus, taken in 1966
#moonscape #moon

‘On our return journey we are 600 miles from the earth looking down at New England coast.’
#ChesleyBonestell #WillyLey #spacetravel #MoonMission #astronautics #spaceart #illustrationart #illustrationartists

‘We are 5,800 miles out and falling toward earth’s surface; cloud blanket is clearly visible. Philippines are at bright spot.’
#ChesleyBonestell #WillyLey #spacetravel #MoonMission #astronautics #spaceart #illustrationart #illustrationartists

‘Rocket ship is returning to earth; it is about 3,000 miles out from moon. Dark side of moon is never visible to earth.’
#ChesleyBonestell #WillyLey #spacetravel #MoonMission #astronautics #spaceart #illustrationart #illustrationartists

‘Sun’s eclipse by earth as it appears from the moon. Earth looks four times as large as the moon looks to us from position on earth.’
#ChesleyBonestell #WillyLey #spacetravel #MoonMission #astronautics #spaceart #illustrationart #illustrationartists

‘At 10 miles above the moon’s pole, the gigantic craters and jagged ridges present an awesome picture. Temperature of shadows is far below Zero; in sun it is hundreds of degrees.’
#ChesleyBonestell #WillyLey #spacetravel #MoonMission #astronautics #spaceart #illustrationart

‘As the moon is approached by our rocket ship, its craters, seas and mountain ranges become visible; here, ship is 500 miles above its surface. Moon is terrestrial body with no atmosphere.’
#ChesleyBonestell #WillyLey #spacetravel #MoonMission #astronautics #spaceart

‘The moon, “new” phase, is 15,000 miles away (below); beyond is Scorpio and a part of the Milky Way. Earth-light is illuminating the dark surface of the moon.’
#ChesleyBonestell #WillyLey #spacetravel #MoonMission #astronautics #spaceart #illustrationart #illustrationartists

‘We are 35,000 miles from the earth (above). Constellation of Orion is at left, Pleiades at upper right. Space ship at lower right is ½ mile away.’
#ChesleyBonestell #WillyLey #spacetravel #MoonMission #astronautics #spaceart #illustrationart #illustrationartists

‘Ship No. 1, containing the passengers, leaves Ship No. 2 at an altitude of 1,200 miles above Kansas. Pacific Coast is visible from San Diego to Puget Sound.’
#ChesleyBonestell #WillyLey #spacetravel #MoonMission #astronautics #spaceart #illustrationart #illustrationartists

“Rocket to the Moon?”
‘The favorite theme of science fiction is no longer a fantasy - latest advances in rocket research make it a distinct possibility.’
‘The rocket ship stands on its launching rack ready for its journey through space.’
#ChesleyBonestell #WillyLey #MoonMission

In #SEPTEMBER 1945
‘15 Pages in Full Color - Rocket to the Moon’
Cover illustration by Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986)
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*Mechanix Illustrated*, September 1945
Illustrations by #ChesleyBonestell for #WillyLey, “Rocket to the Moon?”
full article at blog.modernmechanix.com/rocket-to-th...

Illustration showing a lunar base by Chesley Bonestell as printed in black and white in Chesley Bonestell and Willy Ley, *The Conquest of Space* 1949.
#ChesleyBonestell #spaceart #illustrationart #illustrationartists #SpaceArt #MoonBase

In #SEPTEMBER 1955
Painting by Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986)
Cover of *The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction*, vol. 9, no. 3, September 1955.
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#ChesleyBonestell #spaceart #illustrationart #illustrationartists #SpaceArt #MoonBase #ScienceFiction #SciFi #pulps