GM Predicted the Future at the World's Fair of 1964; Take a Look at How Close They Came
Fifty years ago, General Motors opened the doors to Futurama II – a massive, 230,000 square-foot exhibit that proved to be one of the most popular displays at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. Amongst other attractions, visitors were treated to a ride that provided visual predictions of a high-tech future where humanity leveraged both earth and space for the benefit of all. The exhibit displayed mid-century optimism, style and thirst for technological advancement. Let’s take a look at the fun predictions GM made and compare with the reality we know today.
GM predicted vast moon exploration with six wheeled, malleable lunar rovers and shelters to support life while astronauts monitored space. In the midcentury, before we landed on the moon, many weren’t quite sure why we needed to be up in space, but we knew we wanted to be there.
We still want to know what is going on in space, although we don’t have astronauts just hanging out on the moon. That said, we do have a rover exploring Mars, so perhaps we made it further than we originally dreamed. GM did work with NASA of the original Lunar Rover which is still on the moon today and they collaborated again to put “Robonaut II” in the International space station. So in between his daily chores you could say he is hanging out in space. See the Video Here or click Here to read the full article and more predictions!
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