{"id":578,"date":"2025-12-20T03:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T02:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/index.php\/2025\/12\/20\/moon-mascot-nasa-artemis-ii-zgi-design-challenge\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T03:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T02:00:37","slug":"moon-mascot-nasa-artemis-ii-zgi-design-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/index.php\/2025\/12\/20\/moon-mascot-nasa-artemis-ii-zgi-design-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Moon Mascot: NASA Artemis II ZGI Design Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A graphic for the Moon Mascot: NASA Artemis II ZGI Design Challenge.<\/div>\n
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Whose Moon Mascot design will join the Artemis II astronauts on their historic voyage around the Moon in early 2026?<\/p>\n

Between March 7 and Jun. 16, 2025, NASA worked with crowdsourcing company Freelancer to seek design ideas from global creators for a zero gravity indicator that will fly aboard the agency\u2019s\u00a0Artemis II<\/a>\u00a0test flight.<\/p>\n

Zero gravity indicators are small, plush items carried aboard spacecraft to provide a visual indication of when the spacecraft and its crew reach space.<\/p>\n

For the first eight minutes after liftoff, the crew and their indicator nearby will still be pushed into their seats by gravity, and the force of the climb into space. When the main engines of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket\u2019s core stage cut off, gravity\u2019s restraints are lifted, but the crew will still be strapped safely into their seats \u2013 their zero gravity indicator\u2019s ability to float will provide proof that they\u2019ve made it into space.<\/p>\n

Artemis II marks the first time that the public has had a hand in creating a crew\u2019s mascot.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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