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    Curves: Oh the memories this brings back of the many galaxies I explored from base camp Planet Playground. more »
    Epoch: this really brings back memories. one of the pictures looks almost exactly like the rocket at a playground i used to live near in the late 80's. being... more »
    OMG! Ponies!: She packed my bags last night pre-flight Zero hour: 9:00 a.m. And I'm gonna be high as a kite, by then I miss the earth so much. I miss my wife. It's ... more »
    UncleArgyll: The one pictured in his gallery from OKC is at least a refurbished 40 year old piece, not from 80's. More like 60s. I actually have a picture of it th... more »
    92BuickLeSabre: We had one of those at a playground near my house when I was a kid. This one: But then a lot of "adults" started "riding" on the rocket ship. So I d... more »
    Pope John Peeps II: I always thought they were a post-moon-landing expression of optimism, not a pre-armageddon expression of doom and horror? more »
  • #blastoff

    23 Cold War-Era Playground Rockets

    During the height of the cold war in the early 80's you could find me on the playground of my elementary school, climbing on a rocketship similar to the 23 captured by photographer Lauren Orchowski. More »
  • #rockets

    SpaceX's Falcon 1, Dreams of Space Conquest Begin in 10, 9, 8...