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An Adorable Stowaway Is Aboard NASA’s Artemis II Mission to the Moon

When the engines of the Artemis II rocket cut off about eight minutes after liftoff, look for a little stuffed toy floating in the cabin of the Orion crew capsule.

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NASA's microgravity indicator for Artemis moon mission was designed and made by an 8-year-old space enthusiast

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A 2nd grader designed an adorable mascot for NASA’s Artemis II mission

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Liftoff! NASA's mighty Artemis II rocket launches, sending astronauts toward moon

NASA's Artemis II mission is sending four astronauts on a trip around the moon.

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The Latest: Fueling Begins as NASA Aims to Send 1st Crew to the Moon in 53 Years

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Isaacman aims to reinvigorate NASA’s image, starting with the moon

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Artemis 2 launch: View images from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

The Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft stands at Launch Complex 39B ahead of the planned mission launch to fly by the moon, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral,...

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NASA Begins Fueling Rocket to Launch Astronauts on the First Lunar Trip in Half a Century

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NASA picks “Rise” plush as Artemis II’s zero-gravity indicator

A plush toy designed by a young student from Mountain View, California, will ride aboard NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft as the crew’s zero-gravity indicator, the agency confirmed on March 27, 2026. Called “Rise,

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Meet 'Rise', the zero-gravity indicator for NASA's Artemis II mission designed by an 8-year-old

Rise’, a zero-gravity indicator designed by a 2nd grader, will fly on the Moon mission. The Orion spacecraft will carry astronauts on a historic lunar flyby, marking humanity’s return to deep space af

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NASA Conducted The First Artificial Gravity Experiment In Space In 1966, And Generated 0.00015 g

Though spacecraft with artificial gravity are still a distant dream, we had proof of concept way back in September 1966.

Mountain View 2nd-grader designs 'zero gravity indicator' for NASA's next mission to the moon

A second-grade student from California has designed the mascot that will join NASA's Artemis II mission to the moon -- known as the zero gravity indicator.