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Bonestell or Von Braun?
SDAI-Tech1 — (archived)

Hi Chris,

I thought the same thing at first...

...until I plugged in the historic fact that Von Braun was writing a book about going to mars as soon as he was interned. That and the fact that six years later a beefed up version appears in Collier's with Von Braun composing text and Bonestell the pictures, which means they must have likely developed a relationship sometime before.

What would Bonestell have to gain about composing such a story? Asides from selling his artwork? And why then pick Mars? Why not just the Moon, since that was equally fantastic in 1946?

While the astronomer references imply a working astronomers knowledge - the rocket bit about circling the earth to build breakaway momentum seemed like vintage Von Braun.

You may be right, and Bonestell did it all - but instead of attributing text and images to Bonestell - they sort of awkwardly credit only the images. No Byline was given to Bonestell.

So it's still an curious mystery in my book. If Bonestell did write it - by picking 1986 - he eerily forecast the year of his own 'departure'.

Best wishes,

SDAI-Tech1

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