'Cosmic Culture: How the Space Race Sparked a Cultural Revolution' Webinar

Tickets: $18.88 ( incl. $3.88 fees ) (includes access to the full replay for one week)

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From orbiting satellites to moonshot dreams, the Space Race did more than transform geopolitics — it reshaped how the world imagined the future. How did visions of life beyond Earth make their way onto runways, television screens, and into everyday wardrobes? It’s time to explore the cosmic influence of space travel on 20th-century fashion and pop culture.

Join New York Adventure Club as we uncover the fascinating intersection of space exploration, fashion, and design, and how the Space Age aesthetic moved from scientific innovation into mainstream culture.

Led by historian Lucy Jane Santos, our unique virtual experience will include:

• A look at the attire of early space pioneers, including those in the Mercury and Vostok programs, and the emergence of “Space Age” style
• A deep dive into the designers who defined the aesthetic, including Pierre Cardin, André Courrèges, Paco Rabanne, and Rudi Gernreich
• An overview of space travel’s influence on science fiction, from television to film and its role in shaping futuristic style
• An exploration of space-themed fashion in entertainment and cosplay, and how these looks continue to evolve today
• A discussion around commercial space travel, and how it continues to shape our perception of the cosmos and our place within it

Afterward, we'll have a Q&A session with Lucy — any and all questions are welcomed and encouraged!
Can't make it live? Don't worry, you'll have access to the full replay for one week.
See you there, virtually!

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About Lucy
Lucy Jane Santos is a writer, presenter and consultant who seeks out the surprising stories that sit at the edges of familiar history. Her work ranges across beauty, science, technology, popular entertainment and nightlife, uncovering fresh angles and new insights into the moments that have shaped the modern world.

This expertise has led to historical consulting roles for film and television and to on-screen contributions in documentaries as seemingly diverse as Makeup: A Glamorous History (BBC2) and Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America (Discovery +). Her research and commentary have also appeared in publications including History Today, BBC History Revealed, Vogue and the New York Post and in the London Transport Museum’s exhibition Art deco: the golden age of poster design.

She has been a judge for the Historical Writers’ Association Non-Fiction Crown, the recipient of the Stephen Joseph Research Award and was the Non-Fiction Writer In Residence for the Stay-at-Home! International Literature Festival. She is a co-founder of the Art Deco Society UK and the Cosmetic History and Makeup Studies Network.

Lucy is the author of the critically acclaimed Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium and Chain Reactions: A Hopeful History of Uranium, which explore the unexpected ways radioactivity entered everyday life. Her forthcoming work, Nobody’s Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot, will be published in 2026 to coincide with global celebrations of Marilyn Monroe’s centenary, and uncovers the layered story behind one of Hollywood’s most iconic movies.

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