The first of eight issues of Collier’s Magazine, dated March 22, 1952, with articles under the heading “Man Will Conquer Space Soon.”
Image: Chesley Bonestell, Fred Freeman and Rolf Klep.

In 1952 on this date, Collier’s magazine published papers from the First Symposium on Space Flight, under the title “Man Will Conquer Space Soon.”. This was an important step in the popularization of the idea of manned space flight.