Inspiration changes lives. This replica of Wernher von Braun’s childhood notebook, circa 1924, is filled with sketches and calculations for the fuel, supplies, and materials needed for a space journey.

The illustrations with Russian notes are excerpts from a book by physicist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. Considered the father of modern rocket science and astronautics, Tsiolkovsky, born in 1857, was the first to propose multi-stage rockets and liquid propellants. Notice the remarkable similarities between the two drawings.