Space Pioneer Fleece Jacket

A knitted fleece jacket in pink & purple, with an embroidered image on the back showing a Soviet space propaganda image. 

The embroidery shows a Soviet Cosmonaut holding the hammer & sickle with a background of shooting stars. The words around the image translate to: "The Soviet people" (left), "the pioneers of space" (right) and "Golden Age" (bottom).

The jacket is made of high quality knitted polyester fleece with an inner mesh lining to trap body heat.

Size Guide

Available in S, M, L & XL sizes.

Background

The Space Race, a Cold War competition between the USA and USSR, began in the mid-1950s. It was marked by Soviet achievements such as the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 and Yuri Gagarin's first manned spaceflight in 1961, with the US achieving the first moon landing in 1969. 

The Space Race continued humanity's long history of exploration by pushing boundaries beyond Earth. Like past expeditions that charted oceans and continents, space exploration satisfies our innate curiosity and desire to discover. It mirrors historical motivations of national pride and technological advancement while expanding our understanding of our place in the universe. The Space Race represented the next frontier in humankind's enduring quest to explore the unknown.

Soviet space propaganda used posters, films, and media to glorify cosmonauts and space achievements. It aimed to boost national pride, garner public support, and project Soviet power globally. The imagery typically featured bold designs of cosmonauts and rockets, with slogans linking space exploration to communist ideals, shaping both domestic and international perceptions of the Space Race.