Artemis 2 Mascot: Child-Designed Plush Floats in Space

A plush toy, designed by an eight-year-old boy, is being used as a gravity indicator aboard the Orión spacecraft for the Artemis 2 mission. The toy, named Rise, was created as part of a competition involving over 2,600 proposals from 50 countries. It is inspired by the iconic 'Earthrise' photograph taken during the Apollo 8 mission.

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