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The curious toy that an 8-year-old boy managed to send into space on the Artemis II mission
The Artemis II mission successfully launched on Wednesday, April 1st, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with four astronauts on board, marking the first crewed journey to the vicinity of the Moon in over 50 years.
TL;DR
- Artemis II mission launched on April 1st from the Kennedy Space Center with four astronauts.
- A plush toy named 'Rise', designed by 8-year-old Lucas Ye, is on board the mission.
- Lucas Ye won an international NASA contest for designing the zero-gravity indicator.
- 'Rise' is inspired by the 'Earthrise' photograph and represents the Moon with space-themed details.
- This mission marks the first crewed journey to the Moon's vicinity in over 50 years.
- NASA has a tradition of sending zero-gravity indicators on space missions since 1961.
- A Snoopy plush toy was part of the Artemis I mission.