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Topic:	Arklu's Stargazer Lottie: 'First Doll in Space'

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by SPACEFACTS: [B]Back in 1978 East German cosmonaut Sigmund Jähn brought with Soyuz 31 a doll to the Salyut 6 station. It was the in German very famous children figure "Sandmännchen." A photo (together with more dolls) is [URL=http://www.spacefacts.de/graph/in-flight/large/english/soyuz-31.htm]here[/URL].[/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-122915a-lottie-first-doll-space.html">'Stargazer Lottie' toy declared 'first doll in space' after launch to space station</a>Fifty years after Barbie was first dressed like an astronaut, a different plastic toy girl has claimed the title of "first doll in space.""Stargazer Lottie," a doll made by Irish toy company Arklu in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), is now on board the International Space Station. The seven-inch-tall (18 cm) figure arrived at the outpost on Dec. 9, three days after launching with the supplies packed aboard an Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft."We are proud to announce that Lottie is now the first doll in space!" Arklu stated on its Facebook page. "Watch [her] adventure unfold!"</blockquote> <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-122915a-lottie-first-doll-space.html" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/images/news-122915a-lg.jpg" width="400" height="265" border="0"></a></center></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>SkyMan1958</TD><TD>Wasn't there a "Red Baron" teddy bear that launched aboard SpaceShipOne?</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>SpaceShipOne flew several dolls, including a <A HREF="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum14/HTML/000281.html">"Red Baron" Beanie Baby</A> and a teddy bear carried for the British charity Great North Air Ambulance.Like "Magellan T. Bear," the first teddy bear in space that flew on STS-63, the SpaceShipOne flown bears could be described as dolls but do not fall under the more common definition of the term: <BLOCKQUOTE>a small model of a human figure, often one of a baby or girl, used as a child's toy.</BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>David C</TD><TD>For some reason I have the feeling that several "zero g indicators" on Soyuz flights would fall into the "doll category." Can't back that up though.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Philip</TD><TD>There have been numerous dolls in space (Soyuz launch zero g indicator) but not necessarily in the classic girl doll shape. In March 1992, German cosmonaut Klaus-Dietrich Flade brought a mouse doll with him into Mir space station for TV episodes of the children's program "Die sendung mit der Maus".Probably first doll onboard ISS?</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>mikej</TD><TD>What about <A HREF="http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-100209a.html">Buzz Lightyear</A>?Small model of a human figure? Check. Used as a child's toy? Check.I'm trying to remember whether Woody ever referred to him as a "baby" <IMG SRC="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/smile.gif"></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>From Tim Peake <a href="https://twitter.com/astro_timpeake/status/691222730214105088/photo/1" target="AirLock">on Twitter</a>: <BLOCKQUOTE>Stargazer @Lottie_dolls designed by 6 y/o Abigail cannot wait to get out of her box to look at the stars. #STEM</BLOCKQUOTE><center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/iss46_lottiedoll01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/iss46_lottiedoll01.jpg" width="400" height="267" border="0"></a></center></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>SPACEFACTS</TD><TD>Back in 1978 East German cosmonaut Sigmund Jähn brought with Soyuz 31 a doll to the Salyut 6 station. It was the in German very famous children figure "Sandmännchen."A photo (together with more dolls) is <A HREF="http://www.spacefacts.de/graph/in-flight/large/english/soyuz-31.htm" TARGET=_blank>here</A>.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Tykeanaut</TD><TD>Did a Snoopy ever go into space, I'm sure one did? </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>hoorenz</TD><TD>What about <A HREF="http://www.nathaliepottier.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/VAKOsha_in_MIRsmall.jpg" TARGET=_blank>Vakosha</A>, that lived aboard Mir for 6.5 years?</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Liembo</TD><TD>First it was the "first" flower in space now the doll. NASA's social media team needs to do some fact-checking before they post. </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>First, it was the other way around (the doll came before the flower). Second, it wasn't NASA that claimed "first doll in space," it was Arklu (and to some degree, ESA).</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Liembo</TD><TD>I stand corrected. Responsible people need to do a cursory check before they claim "first." </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>Agreed, though in this case it may come down to how "doll" is defined. (If they had asked me, which they didn't, I would have advised skipping the "first" claim, or at least frame it better, e.g. first fashion doll to fly in space, assuming even that is true.)</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>From Lottie (Arklu) <A HREF="https://twitter.com/Lottie_dolls/status/763465886325993473" TARGET=_blank>on Twitter</A>: <BLOCKQUOTE>Stargazer Lottie hopes to come back soon, 248 days her feet haven't touched ground... watch this space.</BLOCKQUOTE> <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/iss46_lottiedoll02-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/iss46_lottiedoll02.jpg" width="400" height="200" border="0"></a></center>Update: After 264 days in space, Stargazer Lottie returned to Earth:<center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SxetJOZJc8E?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

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Have spacesuit – will inspire: 'First Doll in Space' Lottie getting astronaut outfit
The "First Doll in Space" is getting her very own spacesuit...
"A limited edition spacesuit accessory will be launched in 2017 due to popular demand following the 'Lottie in Space' campaign," Arklu announced on Monday (Nov. 21).

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Originally posted by Tykeanaut:
Did a Snoopy ever go into space, I'm sure one did?

Yeah, Mike Massimino took one up.

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