Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Meet Rise! The Moon Mascot for the Artemis II mission will fly along with the crew, carrying 5,647,889 names on this journey around the Moon.
People from around the world submitted their names through the Send Your Name with Artemis campaign. These names were downloaded onto an SD card that is safely stored inside Rise, the zero gravity indicator designed by 3rd grader Lucas Ye from California.
The zero gravity indicator for the Moonbound crew was selected from thousands of submissions from over 50 countries and is named “Rise.” The design was inspired by the iconic Earthrise moment from the Apollo 8 mission.
During the selection process, the crew narrowed a list of 25 finalists to five top designs, including:
“Big Steps of Little Octopus,” Anzhelika Iudakova, Finland
“Corey the Explorer,” Daniela Colina, Peru
“Creation Mythos,” Johanna Beck, McPherson, Kansas
“Lepus the Moon Rabbit,” Oakville Trafalgar School, Canada
“Rise,” Lucas Ye, Mountain View, California
Music: "Candied Curiosity," "Balloon Ride," "Wonderfilled Discovery," Universal Production Music
Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS/AMA): Producer, Writer, Editor
Paula Cain (Sierra Lobo): Interviewee
Rob Andreoli (eMITS): Videographer
Katy Mersmann (NASA GSFC): Videographer
Thalia Patrinos (NCS): Project Support
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Meet Rise! The Moon Mascot for the Artemis II mission will fly along with the crew, carrying 5,647,889 names on this journey around the Moon.
People from around the world submitted their names through the Send Your Name with Artemis campaign. These names were downloaded onto an SD card that is safely stored inside Rise, the zero gravity indicator designed by 3rd grader Lucas Ye from California.
The zero gravity indicator for the Moonbound crew was selected from thousands of submissions from over 50 countries and is named “Rise.” The design was inspired by the iconic Earthrise moment from the Apollo 8 mission.
During the selection process, the crew narrowed a list of 25 finalists to five top designs, including:
“Big Steps of Little Octopus,” Anzhelika Iudakova, Finland
“Corey the Explorer,” Daniela Colina, Peru
“Creation Mythos,” Johanna Beck, McPherson, Kansas
“Lepus the Moon Rabbit,” Oakville Trafalgar School, Canada
“Rise,” Lucas Ye, Mountain View, California
Music: "Candied Curiosity," "Balloon Ride," "Wonderfilled Discovery," Universal Production Music
Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS/AMA): Producer, Writer, Editor
Paula Cain (Sierra Lobo): Interviewee
Rob Andreoli (eMITS): Videographer
Katy Mersmann (NASA GSFC): Videographer
Thalia Patrinos (NCS): Project Support
This video can be freely shared and downloaded at svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14995. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14995.
For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/.
If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: youtube.com/NASAGoddard
Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Instagram: instagram.com/nasagoddard
X: twitter.com/NASAGoddard
Facebook: facebook.com/NASAGoddard
Flickr: flickr.com/photos/gsfc
