Artemis II Moon Mission 'Zero' Gravity Indicator Revealed | Kennedy Space Center
Introducing the Moon mascot for the Artemis II Mission!
The four astronauts set to fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II test flight arrived at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Friday, March 27. NASA continues to target as soon as Wednesday, April 1, for launch within a two-hour window that opens at 6:24 p.m. EDT.
During remarks at Kennedy’s Launch and Landing Facility, Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman announced “Rise,” designed by Lucas Ye of Mountain View, California, as the zero gravity indicator that will fly with the crew around the Moon. “Rise” was inspired by the iconic Earthrise moment from the Apollo 8 Mission. A zero gravity indicator is a small plush item that typically rides with a crew to visually indicate when they are in space.
The zero gravity indicator for the Moonbound crew was selected from thousands of submissions from over 50 countries and is named “Rise.” The design was inspired by the iconic Earthrise moment from the Apollo 8 Mission. The Apollo 8 Mission, launched on December 21, 1968, was a historic event that marked the first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth's gravitational sphere of influence and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon.
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Date: March 27, 2026
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