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 +[[Image:Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline (Samuel H. Gottscho).jpg|thumb|left|200px|The [[Trylon and Perisphere]], two [[Modernist architecture|modernistic structures]] at the [[1939 New York World's Fair|New York World's Fair of 1939-1940]]<br>
 +<small>Photo: [[Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline (Samuel H. Gottscho)]]</small>]]
 +[[Image:Le Voyage dans la lune.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''[[A Trip to the Moon]]'' ([[1902]]) [[Georges Méliès]]]]
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 +The '''Space Age''' is a time period encompassing the activities related to the [[Space Race]], [[space exploration]], space technology, and the cultural developments influenced by these events. The Space Age is generally considered to have begun with [[Sputnik]] (1957). Furthermore it is argued that this age brought a new dimension to the [[Cold War]].
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 +In fashion, designers, such as [[Paco Rabanne]], [[Pierre Cardin]] and [[André Courrèges]], created the space age look.
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 +== See also ==
*[[Space age pop]] *[[Space age pop]]
 +*[[Space disco]]
 +*[[Space rock]]
 +*[[Space exploration]]
 +*[[Space Race]]
 +*[[Spacecraft]]
 +*[[Human spaceflight]]
 +*[[Space probe]]
 +*[[Information Age]]
 +*[[Atomic Age]]
 +*[[Googie architecture]] (space age design movement)
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The Space Age is a time period encompassing the activities related to the Space Race, space exploration, space technology, and the cultural developments influenced by these events. The Space Age is generally considered to have begun with Sputnik (1957). Furthermore it is argued that this age brought a new dimension to the Cold War.

In fashion, designers, such as Paco Rabanne, Pierre Cardin and André Courrèges, created the space age look.

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