[I'd said I was done with my pictorial pondering of Star Trek and Sixties Design, but it seems not.]
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space (link to youTube), tells how, after he parachuted to Earth from his capsule, on April 12, 1961 (I was 5 weeks old), the first people he met were a farmer and her daughter:
"Britannia" (1961), top left, painting by Bridget Riley, whose work was central to 1960s Op Art, the art of optical illusion.
2. Yuri Gagarin in his flight suit, 1961 (wikimedia).
3. Spock's science station, Star Trek episode "Balance of Terror," 1966.
4. Vogue magazine cover, September 1965.
[As always, thanks to Trekcore.com for the Star Trek screencaps.]
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space (link to youTube), tells how, after he parachuted to Earth from his capsule, on April 12, 1961 (I was 5 weeks old), the first people he met were a farmer and her daughter:
"When they saw me in my space suit and the parachute dragging alongside as I walked, they started to back away in fear. I told them, don't be afraid, I am a Soviet like you, who has descended from space and I must find a telephone to call Moscow!"
"Britannia" (1961), top left, painting by Bridget Riley, whose work was central to 1960s Op Art, the art of optical illusion.
2. Yuri Gagarin in his flight suit, 1961 (wikimedia).
3. Spock's science station, Star Trek episode "Balance of Terror," 1966.
4. Vogue magazine cover, September 1965.
[As always, thanks to Trekcore.com for the Star Trek screencaps.]
