Wernher von Braun; Robert P. Haviland; Willy Ley et al
The Complete Book of Outer Space
Paperback
(Maco Paperback March 15, 1953)
, First Edition edition
In 1953 we were just sure that we would have an orbiting space station in the next 15-20 years. This was a forcaster to that envent that sadly didn't happen until the 2000's.