1960s spacesuit designs from Wernher von Braun’s science fiction novel
Most of us know Wernher von Braun as the German V-2 trailblazer who went from the Nazis to NASA . But did you know he publish a scifi novel with detailed spacesuit schematic ? Here are some examples . The 1960 bookFirst Men to the MoonbyWernher von Brauntells the write up of John Mason , a fabricated astronaut of the future bound for the Sun Myung Moon . The commitment page reads , “ To Iris and Margrit [ von Braun ’s daughters ] who will live in a world in which flying to the moon will be commonplace ....