I actually do read Tarot, and use a variant of the Rider-Waite deck. I think the symbolism here works with the established meanings, both normal and reversed. I'm stuck on who to put as the Page of Wands, though.
Ace of Wands: Dr. Robert Goddard launches his first successful rocket.
Two of Wands: Sputnik 2 and Lakita
Three of Wands: Dr. Wernher von Braun, shaking hands with President Truman, with Eisenhower in the background.
Four of Wands: the Atlas V rocket, launching a commercial satellite, in orbit.
Five of Wands: A Minuteman missle, in mid launch.
Six of Wands: A Space X Falcon rocket.
Seven of Wands: Rollout of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
Eight of Wands: Challenger on her launch pad, January 28, 1986. Crew picture in the foreground.
Nine of Wands:A NIKE missile emplacement, clearly abandoned, with a group of civilians working on one of the missiles. Some kind of lightning display is going on in the background. (Bonus points to anyone who gets this reference.)
Ten of Wands: A V-2 rocket, mid-launch. The background is indistinct, and it cannot be seen whether this is a wartime launch from Germany, or testing in the American desert.
Page of Wands:
Knight of Wands: John Glenn and the Friendship 7 capsule.
Queen of Wands: Sally Ride. (Wands are typically fair-haired, but lets face it, this is a natural.)
The King of Wands: Neil Armstrong and the Saturn V.
Ace of Wands: Dr. Robert Goddard launches his first successful rocket.
Two of Wands: Sputnik 2 and Lakita
Three of Wands: Dr. Wernher von Braun, shaking hands with President Truman, with Eisenhower in the background.
Four of Wands: the Atlas V rocket, launching a commercial satellite, in orbit.
Five of Wands: A Minuteman missle, in mid launch.
Six of Wands: A Space X Falcon rocket.
Seven of Wands: Rollout of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
Eight of Wands: Challenger on her launch pad, January 28, 1986. Crew picture in the foreground.
Nine of Wands:A NIKE missile emplacement, clearly abandoned, with a group of civilians working on one of the missiles. Some kind of lightning display is going on in the background. (Bonus points to anyone who gets this reference.)
Ten of Wands: A V-2 rocket, mid-launch. The background is indistinct, and it cannot be seen whether this is a wartime launch from Germany, or testing in the American desert.
Page of Wands:
Knight of Wands: John Glenn and the Friendship 7 capsule.
Queen of Wands: Sally Ride. (Wands are typically fair-haired, but lets face it, this is a natural.)
The King of Wands: Neil Armstrong and the Saturn V.