posted 11-12-2021 02:45 PM               

Snoopy to fly on NASA's Artemis I mission in one-of-a-kind spacesuit

Snoopy is bound for the moon, again.

The intrepid space explorer, who in 1969 became the world's first beagle to land on the lunar surface — at least in the Peanuts comic strips drawn by the late Charles M. Schulz — is set to fly for real aboard NASA's first Artemis mission in 2022. Snoopy, in plush form, will serve as the "zero-g indicator" on the Artemis I Orion spacecraft as it loops around the moon.

posted 11-16-2022 11:12 AM               

Spacesuited Snoopy doll floats in zero-g on moon-bound NASA mission

Snoopy, "the world-famous astronaut," has made it to space — again.

The white-spotted dog, who became "the first beagle on the moon" in a series of Peanuts comic strips in 1969, is now on his way back to the moon aboard NASA's Artemis I mission. Snoopy, in the form of a small doll dressed in a one-of-a-kind replica of NASA's pressure suit for Artemis astronauts, is the "zero-g indicator," or ZGI, on board the space agency's now lunar-orbit-bound Orion spacecraft.

posted 01-11-2023 05:57 PM               

Snoopy is home: NASA photos show 'zero-g indicator' after trip to the moon

Snoopy has come home.

The "world famous astronaut" splashed down aboard NASA's Artemis I Orion spacecraft in December, but it was not until last week that Snoopy — or rather a plush version of the comic strip beagle — was ready to be removed from the flown-to-the-moon capsule. NASA photos taken on Jan. 5, show the doll being carefully handled before being packed back into its carry case.

posted 01-25-2023 04:33 PM               

Snoopy Handover from Artemis Team to Peanuts Crew

Melissa Menta, at left, senior vice president with Peanuts Worldwide LLC, accepts Snoopy during an official handover from Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson inside Launch Control Center Firing Room 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 18, 2023. To the left of Charlie is Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager.

posted 06-10-2023 10:39 PM               

Feeling starstruck! Raise your hand (or paw) if you share our cosmic excitement! On June 9, we had the honor of hosting a truly special guest — Snoopy! Fresh from his lunar adventures as the zero-gravity indicator (ZGI) for NASA's Artemis I mission (November to December 2022), Snoopy made his long-awaited debut for the very first time since returning to Earth!

Thanks to Peanuts Worldwide, he now finds his permanent landing place in the Schulz Museum's collections of over 40,000 objects, where he will be cared for and preserved for generations to come.

The ZGI Snoopy will be on view this summer in the exhibition "Snoopy in Orbit" (July 13, 2023­ to January 14, 2024), alongside other never-before-exhibited space-flown Peanuts artifacts. Stay tuned!

Below: Witness the moment when Melissa Menta, from Peanuts Worldwide (left), personally delivered the ZGI Snoopy, complete with his own custom-made space suit and travel case, to Schulz Museum Director Gina Huntsinger (right).