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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
NASA Goes Live on Twitch: Design Artemis II Moon Mascot
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host a live Twitch event to highlight the ongoing Moon Mascot Challenge, which invites the public to design a zero gravity indicator for the agency's Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. Viewers will have the opportunity to provide real-time input to an artist who will create an example of a zero gravity indicator during the livestream. Zero gravity indicators are small, plush items carried aboard spacecraft to provide a visual indication of when the crew reaches space. The event will begin at 3 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 13, on the agency's official Twitch channel: The contest invites global creators of all ages to submit design ideas for a zero gravity indicator that will fly aboard the agency's Artemis II test flight, the first crewed mission under NASA's Artemis campaign. Up to 25 finalists, including entries from a K-12 student division, will be selected. The Artemis II crew will choose one design that NASA's Thermal Blanket Lab will fabricate to fly alongside the crew in the Orion spacecraft. During this Twitch event, NASA experts will discuss the Moon Mascot Challenge while the artist incorporates live audience feedback into a sample design. Although the design example will not be eligible for the contest, it will demonstrate how challenge participants can develop their own zero gravity indicator designs. The example will be shared on the @NASAArtemis social media accounts following the Twitch event. The Artemis II test flight will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back. The mission is another step toward missions on the lunar surface to help the agency prepare for future human missions to Mars. To learn more about NASA's missions, visit: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE NASA
Khaleej Times
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
R Madhavan celebrates Sunita Williams' safe return to Earth after space mission
Actor R Madhavan took to Instagram to share his heartfelt excitement as astronaut Sunita Williams safely returned to Earth after an intense space mission. He wrote, "Welcome back to Earth our Dear Dear Sunita Williams. Our prayers have been answered... so wonderful to see you safe and smiling." The actor's post included a video showing Williams' safe landing, with the astronaut being assisted by a team of professionals as she emerged from the spacecraft. Madhavan further acknowledged the immense challenges faced during her 260-day mission in space, adding, "After more than 260 uncertain days in space, this is all God's grace and millions of praying souls' prayers being answered." "Great Job all at #spacexfalcon9 #nasa AND the entire crew. God bless you," he wrote. The successful return of Crew-9 coincided with the launch of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10, which docked with the ISS on March 16, marking the beginning of another long mission.
