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Eight-year-old space lover’s plushie shoots for moon onboard Nasa rocket
Lucas Ye of California ‘really surprised and very happy’ as mascot designed by him to act as zero-gravity indicator
A zero-gravity indicator designed by a San Francisco Bay Area second-grader is onboard Artemis II, Nasa’s first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. As the rocket entered space following Wednesday’s launch, the smiley-faced plush toy was designed to float under the zero-gravity conditions, indicating to the astronauts they have achieved weightlessness.
Eight-year-old Lucas Ye, from Mountain View, is an avid space enthusiast and the mastermind behind the indicator.
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Uwa Ede-Osifo · Thu, Apr 2, 2026, 5:36 PM
California | The Guardian
Lucas Ye of California ‘really surprised and very happy’ as mascot designed by him to act as zero-gravity indicator
A zero-gravity indicator designed by a San Francisco Bay Area second-grader is onboard Artemis II, Nasa’s first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. As the rocket entered space following Wednesday’s launch, the smiley-faced plush toy was designed to float under the zero-gravity conditions, indicating to the astronauts they have achieved weightlessness.
Eight-year-old Lucas Ye, from Mountain View, is an avid space enthusiast and the mastermind behind the indicator.
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