Artemis II Moon mission’s mascot designed by student

• NASA's Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch four astronauts around the Moon, marking the first such endeavour in over 50 years.
• The mission will include 'Rise', a softball-sized moon plushie designed by a Californian elementary student, which will act as a zero-gravity indicator.
• 'Rise' also carries a MicroSD card with the names of 5.6 million people and wears a cap inspired by the iconic Earth rise photo from the Apollo 8 mission.
• The Artemis II crew is set to make history, including the first woman, first Black man, and first non-US citizen to journey to the Moon.
• This mission is the second of five planned flights in NASA's Artemis programme, which aims to land astronauts on the Moon and establish a lunar base.

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