Joe Amon, The Denver PostThe command module of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" is released after being mounted on it's new home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostArtist Cjay Roughgarden shining one of the legs of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 24, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostFrom inside the Rocket ice cream shop looking out as the installation of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 24, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostAs the installation begins artist Cjay Roughgarden shining one of the legs of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 24, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostArtist Nathaniel Taylor working the leg into position during the installation of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 24, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostThe 3 lead artists (left) Sean Orlando, (center) David Shulman and (top) Nathaniel Taylor mount the girdle to a stand to attach the legs of the spacecraft to begin the installation of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 24, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostLead artists David Shulman moving the last leg into position for mounting on the girdle of the spacecraft during the installation of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 24, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostThe team making sure the base of the the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" is level as it is moved to it's permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 24, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostLead artist Nathaniel Taylor carries the top cover of the command module to the spacecraft as the team works to finish the installation of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostOne of 3 lead artist's David Shulman guiding in the Life sciences and Bio lab section to the top of the already mounted base of the spacecraft as the team works to finish the installation of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostArtist's Stephanie Shipman and David Shulman take a rocket selfie after securing the Life sciences and Bio lab section to the top of the already mounted base of the spacecraft as the team works to finish the installation of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostThe team begins the second day of work on the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostOne of 3 lead artist's Sean Orlando rounding out a portal shield on the command module of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostArtist's Stephanie Shipman and David Shulman guiding in the main deck to the Life sciences and Bio lab section of the spacecraft as the team works to finish the installation of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostThe pilots seat inside the command module of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostArtist Stephanie Shipman sealing the Life sciences and Bio lab section of the spacecraft as the team works to finish the installation of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostArtist Stephanie Shipman smiling from the command center of the spacecraft as the team works to finish the installation of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostCliff Florio carefully attaching the communications tip to the top of the command center during the installation of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 24, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostA crowd watches as the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" has taken shape in it's permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostArtist David Shulman looking for his ride home from the main deck after securing the topmost section of the spacecraft, the command center, as the team works to finish the installation of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostArtist's Stephanie Shipman and David Shulman wait for the main deck to secure it to the Life sciences and Bio lab section of the spacecraft as the team works to finish the installation of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" that has found a permanent home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostThe command module of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" being mounted on it's new home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
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The command module of the "Raygun Gothic Rocketship" is released after being mounted on it's new home on top of Rocket Ice Cream's circular glass kiosk near the Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Hanger 2 in Denver April 25, 2017.
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A 50-foot model rocketship that took shape at the 2009 Burning Man Festival and has resided at various locations across the U.S. and Canada has now taken up residence in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood to, you know, sell ice cream.
The installation known as the “,” which looks like something out of a 1950s sci-fi movie, will anchor Rocket Ice Cream on Academy Boulevard, just a stone’s throw from the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum.
The piece, whose installation in Lowry was largely completed Tuesday, was created in 2009 by Oakland, California-based art studio Five Ton Crane Arts as an art piece for the Burning Man Festival and took a team of more than 70 artists, scientists and engineers to design and build. Its past display locations include the Embarcadero waterfront in San Francisco and at NASA.
Rocket Ice Cream, 7591 E. Academy Blvd., is set to open in June and will serve locally made Little Man Ice Cream. It’s the latest venture by the owners of the Lowry Beer Garden and partners in the Hangar 2 project, Lowry’s dining district.