1930 ... off to the moon!

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    1. HELLO CHICAGO 16 months ago | reply

      Fooled you into spending 25 cents. This magazine only goes to page 385.

    2. mscrep 16 months ago | reply

      I have a DVD copy of the Fritz Lang film where this ship originated. The design was a bit unusual.

      The supporting fins were hollow (You can see this in the drawing). The ship was supported by cranes until it was moved to a water pit where it was placed for takeoff. Once on the water, the ships bouyany reduced the load on the support fins and allowed for a lighter design.

      I don't think this has ever been tried in the real world, but shows that the movies authors were seriously thinking about what it might take to design a real spacecraft.

    3. Steampunk Beatnik [deleted] 16 months ago | reply

      I think I read somewhere that NASA was considering the water takeoff in the late '50's, but abandoned it. I'm not sure why.

    4. firebee 16 months ago | reply

      I loved Frau im Mond, the takeoff sequnce in particular is amazing.

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