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By the time Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, Googie architecture had transformed diners, bowling alleys and airports while comics and kids TV shows like The Jetsons launched a sci-fi revolution. The worlds of art, fashion, design, architecture were all struck by Space Age design. The obsession with space travel left a sleekly futuristic print on everything, simultaneously stimulating and exploiting society’s enthusiasm for technology and future.
When the Space Age blasted off with Sputnik 1 in 1957, pop culture desperately followed the smoke.
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