space age

Gurr created the initial design, a “Buck Rogers”-inspired space age vehicle, as Gurr wanted it to feel sleek and ready for liftoff.

The statuette was designed in the early years of the Space Age, more than 70 years ago when television was the upstart medium roiling the Hollywood studio establishment.

"This second space age has only just begun," he wrote.

It was Sputnik that truly ushered in the space age.

In a post today on X, Isaacman expressed his honor at the nomination and states that “this second space age has only just begun.”