From flying a red doghouse to flying a rocket to the Moon 🚀 Although the #Artemis I mission to the Moon will be uncrewed, there will be a familiar face aboard the Orion spacecraft. Snoopy will be the zero gravity indicator aboard the capsule, which serves a very important purpose: to visually illustrate when the spacecraft has reached the weightlessness of microgravity. NASA’s relationship with Snoopy began over 50 years ago during the Apollo program. In May 1969, Apollo 10 astronauts Gene Cernan, John Young and Thomas Stafford used the lunar module to skim the Moon’s surface to within 50,000 feet (15,240 meters) and “snoop around” the Apollo 11 landing site. Because of this, the crew named the lunar module “Snoopy” and the Apollo command module was labeled “Charlie Brown,” after Snoopy’s loyal companion. Since the Apollo era, NASA has celebrated achievements related to mission success and human flight safety with the Silver Snoopy Award, a silver pin depicting astronaut Snoopy that has been flown in space. Continuing the tradition, Artemis I will also carry a package of silver snoopy pins for future recognitions. This week is #NASAMoonSnap Pet Week, when we celebrate all our furry, feathered, or scaled friends that make our lives a little brighter. Share your pictures and videos of your pawstronaut with the hashtag #NASAMoonSnap, and NASA will share some submissions during the Artemis I launch broadcast. Producers: Scott Bednar, Jessica Wilde, Sami Aziz Videographer: Ben Smegelsky Credit: NASA #Snoopy #Apollo #Moon #MegaMoonRocket #Apollo10 #Apollo11 #ZeroGravity #Peanuts #CharlieBrown #Astronaut #Pawstronaut