Photo credit: NASA/Isaac Watson
ESA has Shaun the Sheep for their missions, while NASA’s Snoopy astronaut plush has just returned from the Artemis I mission. This zero-gravity indicator flew aboard Orion after being unpacked from his specially designed transport case. The beagle was secured inside Orion during the journey to the Moon and back to prepare for crewed missions.
Artemis I successfully launched atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on Nov. 16, 2022 from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39B. The Orion capsule safely returned to Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 11, 2022 after traveling over 1.4 million miles on a mission spanning 24 days, 10 hours and 53 minutes.
- Features a LEGO NASA - inspired Lunar Roving Vehicle space rover model, a meteor-impact setting and 3 LEGO astronaut minifigures
- This LEGO moon buggy comes with 12 wheels for omnidirectional steering, plus lots of functions based on those of a real moon rover
- This toy moon rover playset comes with fun accessories for imaginative play, including a saw, shovel, planet-surface scanner and helmets
NASA has held an association with Snoopy since the Apollo Era – the character has contributed to the excitement for NASA human spaceflight missions, helping inspire generations to dream big, and is a symbol of NASA’s safety culture and mission success,” said the agency.
