NASA — The Mascots in the Running to Fly around the Moon!
Earlier this year, the Moon Mascot design contest challenged people of all ages from all over the world to contribute ideas for the zero gravity indicator for the Artemis II mission. This plush item serves a very important purpose — it indicates when the astronauts have reached space by floating around the spacecraft! The zero gravity indicator also reminds the astronauts of Earth when they are far from home.The Moon Mascot design contest received thousands of entries from over 50 countries — but only 25 are entering the finalist round.“Rise” | Lucas Ye from Mountain View, CaliforniaALT“Rise” has a soft round body that resembles the Moon and wears a baseball cap that represents Earth. This design is inspired by the “Earthrise” photo captured in 1968 by the Apollo 8 crew.“Zappy Zebra” | Ken...