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8-year-old's plush toy design going to the moon with Artemis II mission
- NASA's Artemis II mission launches Wednesday night from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, carrying four astronauts and Rise, a softball-sized plush mascot designed by 8-year-old Lucas Ye as the crew's zero gravity indicator.
- Selected from more than 2,600 submissions in a NASA Moon Mascot contest, Rise honors the Apollo 8 mission by featuring a cap representing the iconic Earthrise photo taken by astronaut Bill Anders on December 24, 1968.
- Continuing a tradition dating back to 1961 with cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, Rise carries a MicroSD card containing 5.6 million names; previous indicators included Snoopy aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 1990.
- Mission specialist Christina Koch introduced Rise at Kennedy Space Center on March 27, noting the crew incorporated the design's theme into their mission patch and values alongside commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen.
- Artemis II represents the second of five planned flights in NASA's Artemis program, aiming to land astronauts on the Moon and establish a base; if successful, the next phase is anticipated in 2027.
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The Independent (US)Meet ‘Rise’ the official mascot of the Artemis II moon mission
The plushie was designed by an California elementary-aged student
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A student from California designed the mascot "Rise" which is now traveling with the "Artemis 2" mission towards the moon. What is the story behind the little companion?
This Wednesday will be the takeoff of Artemis II, the mission with which NASA will again send astronauts into the orbit of the Moon. The launch is scheduled for 19.24 (Argentina time) and can be followed live. The four astronauts who will star in this new milestone – Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of the United States Space Agency, and Jeremy Hansen of the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) – will not be alone, as they will lead to “Ris…
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