space age

Sputnik-era modern

The space age is the era of human spaceflight and exploration, generally dated from the launch of Sputnik in 1957.

It marks a period when humanity developed the capability to leave Earth's atmosphere and explore beyond our planet: The space age transformed our understanding of the universe.

era

Sputnik

First orbital spacecraft

Kennedy · Gagarin · Armstrong · 1960s · futurism · optimism · retrofuturism · exploration

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Opposites
technological era

space ageStone Age

Era of knapped tools

Bronze Age · prehistoric · Iron Age · medieval · Victorian

design aesthetic

space ageVictorian

Of a prim era

antique · rustic · old-fashioned · traditional · antiquated

temporal orientation

space agearchaic

Belonging to earlier times

old-world · outdated · primitive · retrograde · behind the times

Family

age, space, aged, agency, ages, spacious, ageless, spatial, spaceman

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G