Space Concept Art—Then and Now

An improbable history of bold visions of space

Cutaway view of Bernal Sphere, 1970s. Image credit: NASA

In 1966 Norman Rockwell really needed a spacesuit — and NASA didn’t want to give him one. The space agency had hired the artist to visualize the Moon landing long before it would actually happen. To do that Rockwell needed to know what the astronauts would be wearing. He needed details. For him, te…