In its latest attempt to get video-playing, iPod-wearing kids more interested in what middle-aged astronauts and bazillionaires are doing floating around in space, NASA launched a pint-sized 13-year-old into orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery on Saturday.
Buzz Lightyear, star of the Pixar’s 1995 hit Toy Story and its aptly-named 1999 sequel, Toy Story 2, roared into orbit along with seven human colleagues. Buzz will be the centerpiece of an educational effort that will feature mission logs and other activities as part of the NASA Kids’ Club.
The Orlando Sentinel has a very cool picture of Buzz’s pal Woody waving goodbye to Discovery as it roars into orbit.
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