This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Check Out These Retro-Style NASA Space Travel Posters
Interplanetary space travel is still at least a few decades away, but NASA has already sold us on galactic tourism with this beautiful set of retro-style posters.
Pasadena's own Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released a rather handsome set of 14 posters that sell the possibility of such travel, with familiar locales such as Mars and our own planet, and far flung reaches like 51 Pegasi b and Kepler-16b, which has twin suns like Star Wars' Tatooine. And while we can only speculate how visiting such places would go, it's fun to see whimsical jaunts on the posters like skydiving onto HD 40307g and taking a hot air balloon on Jupiter.
The posters were designed by The Studio at JPL (JPL has an in-house design team—who knew?) and were clearly modeled on the iconic WPA National Park posters.
The best part of all? The Visions of the Future set is available for free as high-quality files that you can download and make your own posters and prints. JPL says they'll be available for sale from their online store, but at the moment only three sets of postcards are available.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our connected community. We are free to tell the full truth, to hold power to account without fear or favor, and to follow facts wherever they lead. Our only loyalty is to our audiences and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen our community.
Right now, LAist has lost $1.7M in annual funding due to Congress clawing back money already approved. The support we receive from readers like you will determine how fully our newsroom can continue informing, serving, and strengthening Southern California.
If this story helped you today, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Your tax-deductible donation keeps LAist independent and accessible to everyone.
Right now, LAist has lost $1.7M in annual funding due to Congress clawing back money already approved. The support we receive from readers like you will determine how fully our newsroom can continue informing, serving, and strengthening Southern California.
If this story helped you today, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Your tax-deductible donation keeps LAist independent and accessible to everyone.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
