December 28, 2022
On this date in 1955, Walt Disney and Wernher von Braun first televised their episode of Disneyland titled Man and the Moon. This was the second episode in a three-part series about space. This episode explored historic cultural representations of the Moon as well as the possibility of future lunar missions. It also showed an image of a wheel-like space station as a launching point for a future mission to the Moon.
Artist conception of Wernher von Braun’s early space station concept. Painting done by Chelsey Bonestell. Image credit: NASA/MSFC.