The Mars Project (1952) by Wernher von Braun had a pretty big impact on the public imagination and helped drive the Apollo project [1].<p>1. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Mars_Project" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Mars_Project</a>