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Topic:	Axiom Ax-2 and Ax-3 zero-g indicator: GiGi

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: [B]From Build-A-Bear ([URL=https://twitter.com/buildabear/status/1735743412312187362]via X[/URL]): <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]It's time for another out-of-this-world adventure for GiGi! You probably remember this familiar face as the Zero-Gravity indicator for Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission back in May. Gigi has been hard at work in Axiom Space’s Houston facility preparing for a new journey to the place she loves most — space! Stay tuned for more news on GiGi's upcoming travels![/i]</BLOCKQUOTE> <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/build-a-bear-axiom-space-gigi01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/build-a-bear-axiom-space-gigi01.jpg" width="400" height="400" border="0"></a></center>[/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>collectSPACE <blockquote><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-052123a-build-a-bear-axiom-space-ax2-zero-g-indicator.html">Build-A-Bear creates fluffy 'zero-g indicator' for Axiom Space Ax-2 crew</a>The zero-g indicator flying on the second private mission to the International Space Station may be the first that needed to be assembled.The product of a partnership between the custom stuffed animal retailer Build-A-Bear Workshop and Axiom Space, the space services company that organized the launch, the Axiom-2 (Ax-2) zero-g indicator is the first Build-A-Bear doll to fly into space. Named "GiGi," the fluffy toy is dressed in a miniature version of Axiom's AxEMU spacesuit, which will be worn by the next American astronauts to walk on the moon.</blockquote> <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-052123a-build-a-bear-axiom-space-ax2-zero-g-indicator.html" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/images/news-052123e-lg.jpg" width="400" height="265" border="0"></a></center></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>Here is the Build-A-Bear segment from the Ax-2 launch webcast: <center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iuXDwClfJ9w" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen>

GACspaceguy

GiGi has arrived...

Robert Pearlman

From Build-A-Bear (via X):

It's time for another out-of-this-world adventure for GiGi! You probably remember this familiar face as the Zero-Gravity indicator for Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission back in May.
Gigi has been hard at work in Axiom Space’s Houston facility preparing for a new journey to the place she loves most — space! Stay tuned for more news on GiGi's upcoming travels!

Robert Pearlman

collectSPACE

GiGi, Axiom's spacesuit-clad Build-A-Bear zero-gravity indicator, returning to orbit on Ax-3
As it turns out, when you build a bear to fly into space, one mission is not enough.
"GiGi," the Build-A-Bear doll outfitted in a miniature version of Axiom Space's next generation lunar spacesuit, will be returning to Earth orbit on Ax-3, Axiom's third crewed mission to the International Space Station set to launch this month. The doll — and the partnership that led to its creation — first debuted on Ax-2 in 2023.

Robert Pearlman

GiGi made her Ax-3 debut during the crew's first on-orbit update soon after their launch. As commander Michael Lopez-Alegria said:

She was misbehaving because she was tethered, but hopefully you can see GiGi. GiGi represents a collaboration between Axiom Space and Build-A-Bear. And she is the fifth crew member. When we got to space, sure enough, it turns out she floats, which is proof that we are actually in microgravity, if anybody had any doubt.

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