Giant Leaps in Space Poster Series

A project in Philadelphia, PA by Chop Shop
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Giant Leaps is a series of limited edition of screen prints celebrating the historic missions of human spaceflight and more.
Backers: 304
Average Pledge Per Backer: $59

Funded: $17,914 of $8,000
Dates: Feb 1st -> Mar 14th (42 days)
Project By: Chop Shop
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Latest News

2 Days Left & Bill Nye Science Guy Documentary

March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Bill Nye and Robert Picardo   I had the rare opportunity to spend the final days of the campaign with The Planetary Society at SXSW as we attended the premiere of the documentary Bill Nye Science Guy. I actually had dinner with Bill the night... (Read More)

Apollo Stickers!

March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Already getting some things produced. Produced: Apollo 3"x3" Sticker Also our printers at Vahalla Studio have also been contacted and we already have a price quote. Ready to move forward as soon as the campaign ends!  (Read More)

There Will Be Adjustments!

March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Wanted to update everyone on another detail of this operation.  Apollo 11: 13"x19" & 17"x22" Archival Digital Print Version   Apollo 11: 32"x16" Screen Print Version Each design will actually have two versions depending on your print size. The... (Read More)

Poster #3: Design for Vostok 1

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Vostok 1: Screen Print (as of March 4)   To complete this series… Vostok 1, the first mission of human spaceflight. As with ISS, you may notice some small changes and tweaks over time. But you can assume this is 95% completed. All three designs... (Read More)

Sketch: Vostok 1

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Vostok 1: Sketch as of March 1 Just thought I might post a rough sketch of Vostok 1. I wasn’t thinking I would make any of these about any one astronaut — but this wanted a human face so badly to be represented since it is all about the first... (Read More)

Poster #2: Design for the International Space Station

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Poster #2: The International Space Station FINALLY — the design for ISS is worthy of posting! There is still some work to be done, so you may see some scaling of elements and added work done to the cloud-tops. But you can assume this is 95%... (Read More)

Hardest One Yet

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Still drawing… Tomorrow for sure! Have to draw lots of clouds and then it is DONE. Still another detail (sans cloudy Earth). Poster #2: ISS Preview #2    (Read More)

ISS: Another Day, But…

February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Poster #2: ISS Preview Okay, this is going to need more time. Essentially, this one is taking much longer than the others. Whereas we usually feature 1 spacecraft and all the detailing that goes along with that… the ISS poster really features... (Read More)

We are Funded and ISS is Coming Very Soon

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
I should have posted this three days ago, but…  WE’RE FUNDED!Thanks to all our new supporters — and especially those supporters who are making a return appearance for this our third space themed series of prints. We have even noticed a few of... (Read More)

Official Poll Results and Missions Selected for Posters #2 & #3

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Here are the results for our poll for the most popular missions in human spaceflight history. These results now confirm the first three missions featured in our series: POSTER #1: APOLLO 11 [design completed]The first mission of human exploration on... (Read More)

Poll So Far

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
As we expected…  APOLLO 11Is definitely in at #1 according to our poll. 15.9% of respondents chose Apollo 11 as one of their top three missions of human spaceflight. However, the real number to look at is what percentage of people selected the... (Read More)

Postage Error Fixed

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello and thanks so much for all your support — past and present! US POSTAGEMany of you are going to be wrongly charged a European shipping fee when this campaign ends next month. Unfortunately Kickstarter has a policy of not revising anything... (Read More)

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