Video: Disney's 1956 Voyage Around the Moon

And now for a refreshing dose of retrofuturism.... 

Filmed in 1956, the following video is part of a Walt Disney series called "Man and the Moon" that envisioned the technology that would enable human space travel.  As is so often the case with these sorts of things, the imagined future turned out to significantly more gee-whiz than the subsequent reality, but that's just part of the fun.  No less fun is the narrator, the eminent scientist Werner von Braun, who describes the rockets and space stations of tomorrow in a parody-perfect German accent.  Buckle up your space suit, and enjoy the ride:

Wasn't that fun? There are several other episodes in the series available for your viewing pleasure, here.

(Tip of the space visor to the Angry Pirate)

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Comments

[striatic]

the quality of the production is really very good.

all the physical models are great. much better than CGI in many respects.

[doublegin]

That pod-shaped space suit is fantastic... wonder why that never caught on?!

[Bleepless]

I remember seeing it when it was on. As a kiddy and a fan of sf, I particularly was thrilled by that weird formation on the Moon and wanted to see it again. I do not believe there ever was a rerun.

[Chris Tucker]

eBay frequently has copies of the Disney Treasures: TOMORROWLAND DVD set, which has this, as well as all of the Disney MAN IN SPACE programs, and the promo film Walt did (while he was dieing from cancer) for the original EPCOT proposal.

I have this DVD set. Worth every penny I paid for it new, and then some.

[Tarik Saleh]

Fantastic use of slide rule as pointer/ suit pocket adornment.

[Hotel Barcelone]

I totally agree with what has been said previously. The quality is good and physical models are really nice.

Thanks a lot for this great blog!

[disney merchandise]

disney was just a brilliant man.

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[disney store merchandise]

this is so amazing.

[Simulation pret immobilier]

Wow thanks a lot for this amazing post.