"I was supposed to leave Rise in Integrity... but that was not something I was going to do. I stuffed that little guy in a dry bag we had in our survival kit and hooked the bag onto my pressure suit."
"It's hard not to love this little guy. I can't let Rise out of my sight...currently tethered to my water bottle."
"Rise is what NASA calls a zero-gravity indicator - small, soft toys that start to float when the spacecraft has left Earth's pull."
"Inside, Rise carries an SD card storing the names of more than five million people who wanted their names to be sent around the moon."
Reid Wiseman, commander of Artemis II, violated NASA protocol to ensure the crew's mascot, Rise, was not left behind. After a successful landing, he secretly took Rise from the Orion capsule, which was meant to stay aboard for later retrieval. Wiseman placed the toy in a dry bag attached to his suit. Rise, a zero-gravity indicator, also carries an SD card with over five million names. The mascot has been a beloved companion for the crew throughout their mission.
Read at Mail Online
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