May 1949 Popular Science Cover Print

In 1949, Popular Science editors reported that rocketry was a huge state secret—journalists and laypeople could only speculate about what the US government might be planning to send into the sky. Ray Pioch’s cover imagines a bright yellow rocket (with protruding spikes that make it look like a mid-century modern light fixture) hurling away from Earth to become a “new moon,” now more commonly known as a satellite. 

• Cover art sourced directly from the Popular Science archive.
• Museum-quality poster printed on premium matte paper.
• Paper weight: 200 gsm / 80 lb
• Shipped in sturdy packaging.

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