This Is What People Thought the Future of Space Travel Would Look Like (15 Pics)

The people of the past weren't that far off about what space travel would look like.

Published 1 month ago

Space travel is becoming a bigger part of our world, and inching closer to being a regular part of life.

But back in the day, there was almost no difference between concepts of real space travel and sci-fi. Although it might look like art ripped out of a vintage fantasy magazine, these are actual concepts from NASA and other research groups showing the direction they truly believed space travel was headed.

Check out some primitive space suits, strange shuttles, and space colonies the people of the past probably thought we'd be living in by now.

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Cutaway view of bernal sphere.
Art by Rick Guidice of NASA’s Ames Research Center

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Art by Rick Guidice of NASA’s Ames Research Center

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Exterior view of a double cylinder colony.
Art by Rick Guidice of NASA’s Ames Research Center
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Interior of a toroidal colony.
Art by Rick Guidice of NASA’s Ames Research Center

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Early Concept for the Space Station
via NASA Archives
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Interior view of a cylindrical colony with lakes and windows.
Art by Rick Guidice of NASA’s Ames Research Center
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Spaceship Port for Space ships to dock and refuel (1930)
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