A history of space exploration as seen through TIME Magazine covers

TIME Magazine ’s iconic cover version have been an unerasable part of the popping culture and media fabric since the daybook ’s inception back in 1923 . And from 1952 onwards , the cartridge has covered human beings ’s various foray into space , from former speculations about colonizing other planet mighty through to our current elbow grease on Mars . And now , to commemorate these covers , TIME has issue a gallery of some of their favourite .

Their covers chronicle a number of historic events , including the launch of Sputnik , the Apollo Program , the catastrophic Space Shuttle disasters , and much more . But it ’s their very first space - theme issue from 1952 that ’s the most memorable :

The practical rocket human race reverence that their gradual marchland toward space may let down the oversold world . All the necessary , cautious first steps ( a pocket-sized missile shot into an orbit , a hit on the moon with a small loading , etc . ) are a long way from man distance ships . But Dr. [ Werner ] von Braun ( of the V-2s ) , who would travel rapidly the cautious missile men along , enjoin that man space flight “ is as sure as the rising of the sun . ” He tells just how the U.S. armed services can establish a “ satellite space station ” in an area around the ground , and he insists that such a station could dominate mankind .

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