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Mar 22, 2021

In the days between World War II and the space race, a team of scientists attempted to inspire public sentiment about human spaceflight. It was the perfect alignment of science and science-fiction, led by a former Nazi rocket scientist and a temperamental artist. Hear how "Man Will Conquer Space Soon," starting in Collier's magazine on March 22, 1952, got people to look forward to a trip to the moon and beyond.

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