Kat’s Cosmic Curiosities Space Fact Cards Kickstarter Pre Launch Goes Live
Okay. This is actually happening! After months of designing, working with an illustrator, rewriting, checking space facts, nudging designs 2 mm to the left, moving them 2 mm back again, questioning every life choice, and listening to the strong opinions of a small green alien called Eric, Kat’s Cosmic Curiosities: Space Fact Cards now has a live Kickstarter pre-launch page! Yippee!
The full campaign will officially launch within the next couple of weeks.
For now, the most helpful thing anyone can do is wonderfully simple: head to the pre-launch page and click `Notify me on launch` https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adventurenightscapes/space-fact-cards-explore-learn-wonder
It costs nothing. There is no pledge yet. No card details. No commitment. Just one click that tells Kickstarter, “Yes, please let me know when this strange little space deck is ready for lift-off.”
And for a tiny independent project, that click matters a lot.
Pictures shown on here are just mock-ups- the first deck will arrive soon ready for me to share real videos and photos!
Space cards Kickstarter pre-launch - What the pre-launch page means
A Kickstarter pre-launch page is the waiting room before the campaign opens.
It is different from the full campaign page. You cannot back the project yet, choose rewards, or place an order. Instead, you can ask Kickstarter to notify you the moment the campaign goes live.
That notification is a quiet but powerful thing.
When a campaign launches, early activity helps show Kickstarter that people are interested. If lots of people are waiting, clicking, and backing early, the project has a better chance of building momentum. For a large company, that kind of attention can be part of a big launch plan. For a one-person project, it is often built one message, one share, and one excited space nerd at a time.
So yes, clicking `Notify me on launch` is free.
It also gives this project a massive helping hand before the big scary green button gets pressed.
That button may be digital, but I assure you it feels extremely real.
What is inside the Space Fact Cards deck
The deck contains 54 illustrated Space Fact Cards, each created to make space feel exciting, curious, and approachable.
The cards explore a mix of astronomy, space science, observation, and imagination. The topics include:
Planets
Constellations
Galaxies
Astronomical phenomena
Space exploration
Observing tips
Astrophotography notes
Cosmic challenges
Eric, obviously
The aim is not to make a textbook in card form. Space is already vast enough without making it feel stiff. The deck is designed to be picked up, shuffled, shared, read in small bursts, and returned to whenever curiosity strikes.
You don't need to know anything about astronomy. You just need to be curious.
It is the kind of deck that can sit on a coffee table, travel in a bag, come out during a clear night, or become part of a classroom, astronomy club session, museum activity, home learning day- Made for space lovers, stargazers, photographers, families, curious kids and anyone who occasionally looks up and thinks, “Okay… but what actually IS that?” 👽✨
There is a lot of wonder in space, and the deck is being built around that feeling.
Why these cards have taken so long
Some projects look simple from the outside.
“Make a card deck” sounds tidy enough. Choose a size, write some facts, add illustrations, send files to print, done.
In real life, it is more like politely wrestling an octopus in zero gravity.
Every card has needed its own mix of fact-checking, writing, layout, illustration, tone, and readability. Some facts sound great until they take up too much space. Some designs work beautifully until one tiny element throws the whole card off. Some illustrations feel nearly right, and then spend several rounds becoming properly right.
There has been a lot of adjustment.
A lot of rewriting.
A suspicious amount of moving things 2 mm.
And then, of course, there is Eric.
Eric may be small, green, and fictional, but somehow he has become one of the loudest voices in the room. He is part mascot, part sidekick, part cosmic menace, and part reminder that learning should be allowed to feel playful.
The deck has been shaped by that balance: good space facts, strong design, and just enough alien nonsense to keep everything alive.
The first physical prototype is in production
Digital files are one thing. Holding a real card in your hand is another.
The first physical prototype is now in production, which is both exciting and mildly terrifying. This is the moment where the deck starts to become real in a new way. The screen version has been checked and checked again, but print changes the experience.
A prototype helps answer practical questions that matter:
Does the card size feel right?
Is the text easy to read?
Do the colours print well?
Are the illustrations clear?
Does the deck feel satisfying to handle?
Does the whole thing feel like the project it has been trying to become?
There is something very grounding about a physical sample. It stops the project from floating forever in the “almost ready” zone. Once the prototype arrives, it can be reviewed, adjusted if needed, photographed, filmed, and used to show people what the final deck is intended to feel like.
That is a big step.
It also means the to-do list has become less theoretical and much more real.
What still has to happen before launch
The pre-launch page is live, but the full Kickstarter still needs its final preparations.
Some of those jobs are sensible and expected. Others are the kind that make a person stare into the middle distance and whisper, “Right. Yes. Completely normal.”
The current launch list includes:
Making the promotional video
This is the part where the project needs a face, a voice, and a clear explanation of why the deck exists. It also means trying not to look painfully awkward on camera, which may be the greatest cosmic challenge of all.
Gathering outreach contacts
The goal is to reach museums, observatories, planetariums, science centres, astronomy groups, educators, and other people who might genuinely connect with the deck. That means building a contact list carefully, not spamming the universe.
Preparing the campaign page
A Kickstarter page needs to explain the project clearly. It needs images, reward details, production plans, timelines, and honest information about what backers can expect. It has to answer the obvious questions before they become doubts.
Planning fulfilment
If the campaign succeeds, cards will need to be printed, packed, checked, and shipped. That means thinking ahead about packaging, postage, storage, timing, and the very real possibility of several hundred boxes invading the house if the campaign is successfull.
Remaining completely normal
This one is going less well.
Why early support matters so much
Independent projects often live or die in the quiet space before launch.
It can be tempting to wait until the campaign is live before sharing it, but pre-launch support makes a real difference. A growing list of people waiting for launch can help create the first wave of activity when the campaign opens.
That first wave matters because Kickstarter campaigns are time-limited. They need momentum early. They need people to see the project, understand it, and decide whether to back it before the countdown begins to feel too loud.
Clicking `Notify me on launch` does not mean anyone has to back the project. It simply means they will not miss the launch.
For this particular project, that matters because the audience is wonderfully varied. The deck could appeal to:
Space fans
Stargazers
Curious children
Parents and carers
Science teachers
Home educators
Astrophotographers
Museum and planetarium teams
Gift buyers
Alien enthusiasts
People who spend an unreasonable amount of time looking upwards
That last group is especially important. They know who they are.
A small independent project with a very large subject
Space is huge, obviously. Slightly inconveniently huge.
That can make it hard to know where to start. Astronomy has its own language, its own scales, its own history, and its own habit of casually mentioning distances that make the human brain short-circuit.
A card deck is a gentle way into that vastness.
One card at a time, space becomes less overwhelming. A planet is a place to learn about. A constellation becomes something to find. A galaxy becomes more than a fuzzy word. A black hole becomes strange, fascinating, and just a little less unreachable.
That is the heart of Kat’s Cosmic Curiosities Space Fact Cards Kickstarter Pre Launch Goes Live as an announcement. It is not just about a product page appearing online. It is the start of the final push to bring a physical learning deck into the world.
The project has grown from an idea into illustrations, written facts, design files, a prototype, and now a live pre-launch page.
Soon, if all goes well, it becomes a campaign.
After that, it becomes a deck people can hold.
How to help before the campaign launches
The biggest help right now is simple.
Go to the Kickstarter pre-launch page and click `Notify me on launch`.
That is the main thing.
If you want to help a little more, share the page with someone who might love it. Not everyone, everywhere, in a panic. Just the people who would genuinely get it.
Send it to the friend who owns a telescope.
Mention it to the teacher who makes science feel alive.
Share it with the parent whose child asks impossible questions at bedtime.
Pass it to the photographer who keeps trying to capture the Moon properly.
Tell the person who can identify Orion faster than they can find their keys.
And yes, absolutely send it to the alien enthusiast.
We are nearly there
This pre-launch page is a strange milestone. It is not the finish line, but it is much more than a quiet step.
It means the project is visible. It means people can gather before launch. It means the deck is moving from private work to public countdown.
That feels exciting, emotional, and faintly ridiculous in the best possible way.
So here we are: the pre-launch page is live, the prototype is in production, the campaign is coming within the next couple of weeks, and Eric is almost certainly pretending he planned this all along.
For now, please head over to the Kickstarter pre-launch page and click `Notify me on launch`.
It costs nothing, but it helps enormously.
Keep wondering. Keep learning. Look up.
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