Moon Mascot Ready to Rise with Artemis II

  • Released Thursday, April 2, 2026
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Music: "Candied Curiosity," "Balloon Ride," "Wonderfilled Discovery," Universal Production Music

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Meet Rise! The Moon Mascot for the Artemis II mission will fly along with the crew, carrying 5,647,889 names with us on this 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 an SD card that is 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.
During the selection process, the crew narrowed a list of 25 finalists to five top designs, including:
“Big Steps of Little Octopus,” Anzhelika Iudakova, Finland
“Corey the Explorer,” Daniela Colina, Peru
“Creation Mythos,” Johanna Beck, McPherson, Kansas
“Lepus the Moon Rabbit,” Oakville Trafalgar School, Canada
“Rise,” Lucas Ye, Mountain View, California

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This page was originally published on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 2:52 PM EDT.