Young Designer of Artemis II 'Rise' Mascot Meets Astronaut Victor Glover

Young Designer of Artemis II 'Rise' Mascot Meets Astronaut Victor Glover

"The young designer of the zero gravity indicator 'Rise' meets a NASA Artemis II astronaut! Eight-year-old Lucas Ye had the brightest smile as Artemis II pilot Victo Glover showed him Rise and congratulated him at the Ames summer picnic."

"A true experience of Moon joy."

The 'Rise' Moon mascot for the Artemis II Mission flew along with the crew, carrying 5,647,889 names on their journey around the Moon. People from around the world submitted their names through the Send Your Name with Artemis campaign. These names were downloaded onto a secure digital (SD) card that was safely stored inside Rise, the zero gravity indicator designed by 3rd grader Lucas Ye from California. 

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.

NASA's Artemis II Mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth.

The Orion spacecraft successfully splashed down on Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean following its journey around the Moon.

The first crewed test flight of NASA’s Artemis Program lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, 2026, carrying the first astronauts to travel to the Moon in more than half a century. 

The crew completed a record-setting lunar flyby, taking them 252,756 miles at their farthest distance from Earth and 4,067 miles above the lunar surface at their closest approach. 

Under Artemis, NASA will send astronauts on increasingly difficult missions to explore more of the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars.

Learn more about NASA's Artemis II Mission:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/

NASA's Ames Research Center:
https://www.nasa.gov/ames/

Credit: NASA
Duration: 43 seconds
Release Date: June 18, 2026

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