A collection of sketches from German scientist Werner Von Braun, who was instrumental in the development of the United States space program, and in particular the Apollo program, are set to be sold at acution according to the Washington Post.
The collection includes sketches of a wall of computer mainframes, detailed schematics of what a working space rocket and space station might look like, as well as the drawing of a capsule with a handwritten notation that said 'for trip around the moon.' One of the designs up for sale is described by von Braun as a 'baby satellite.'
'Von Braun saw these articles as very serious events, and he wanted to make sure the illustrations were based on real science,' said Catherine Williamson, director for books and manuscripts for Bonhams. 'These drawings are famous in their own right, and are well-known by collectors interested in space.'
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Image: Saturn I rocket profiles SA-1 through SA-10, originally from NASA and located here on the Wikipedia commons.
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