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Lucas works on his design for a “zero gravity indicator”. This toy, named Rise, is on Artemis II.<\/p>\n
(Freelancer\/NASA)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n
The back of the hat features Neil Armstrong’s footprint from the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, while the constellation Orion on the rim represents the Artemis II mission, Lucas explained in a video shared by the freelancer after being announced as a finalist. <\/p>\n
“I like space, I like rockets, I like NASA, I like the solar system, I like studying about space,” he said with a big smile on his face.<\/p>\n
The crew of Artemis II, including the commander. Reed Wiseman was part of the judging panel that selected Lucas’ design from a shortlist of finalists. Other top-ranking entries came from students from Finland, Peru, Kansas and Canada.<\/p>\n
NASA’s giant Space Launch System rocket lifted off at 3:35 p.m. Pacific time on Wednesday, marking the beginning of the 10-day Artemis II mission.<\/p>\n
The crew, including Rise, is expected to reach the moon on Monday morning. If all goes according to plan, the ship will make a flyby of the moon, causing it to temporarily lose signal with NASA on the far side. The crew capsule is set to touch down from San Diego around 5 p.m. Pacific time on April 10.<\/p>\n
Times staff writer Noah Haggerty contributed to this report. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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