A Guide For "Human Expansion Into The Cosmos" [Infographic]
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 13:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A supremely detailed graph from the 1980s explains how we'll become an interplanetary species (and how the Soviet Union will, too). Sean Ragan at MAKE magazine spent some time hunting down this 1980s infographic, and it's a beaut. Rockwell International was a major company in its time, and here it presents its "Integrated Space Plan"--basically, how we're all going to get off this rock we call home. It's (not surprisingly) overwhelming and slightly dated, but there's a lot of interesting ideas in it, too. Click here for a larger look. Rockwell International Integrated Space Plan: via MAKE [MAKE via io9]