A hypothetical colony on Mars. (Popular Science, 1953)
In 1953, people had yet to see a close-up image of Mars. But that didn’t dim the prospect of one day living there. In March of that year, Popular Sciencefeatured a plan—developed by a graduate student with the input of government scientists—outlining how 33 earthlings might one day live on the Red Planet.
This article was originally published in the October 2015 issue of Popular Science.
Rebecca Harrington 