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Pikachu returns from 67 days aboard the International Space Station
A plush Pikachu wearing a spacesuit spent 67 days aboard the International Space Station, orbiting Earth 1,040 times.
It was at the station from April 11 to June 17 with European Space Agency crew members.
French astronaut Sophie Adenot showed Pikachu around the station in a video posted online on October 6.
The toy is now back on Earth and touring Europe as part of a partnership between ESA and Pokemon for World Space Week.
The partnership includes a family-friendly exhibition about space science, and Pokemon Go also offered an Astronaut Pikachu at six European science and space museums.
The events are intended to help people, especially future generations, connect with space exploration.
The event ran through October 10.
Astronaut Pikachu returned to Earth after spending 67 days aboard the International Space Station.
The plush toy made 1,040 orbits while at the station from April 11 to June 17.
The European Space Agency and Pokémon partnered to use Pikachu’s space adventure to promote interest in space exploration.
Pikachu is touring Europe as part of a family-friendly exhibition combining space science and Pokémon storytelling.
- Who
- Astronaut Pikachu, a spacesuit-clad plush toy, spent time aboard the ISS with European Space Agency crew members.
- What
- Pikachu returned to Earth after 67 days and 1,040 orbits aboard the station.
- When
- It was aboard the ISS from April 11 to June 17. The year is not stated.
- Where
- The International Space Station; Pikachu is now touring Europe.
- Why
- The ESA-Pokémon collaboration aims to stoke interest in space exploration and connect people across Europe with space.
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Inspiring future generations is a key part of ESA’s mission
Pikachu was aboard the ISS with European Space Agency crew members.
The ESA-Pokémon collaboration marked World Space Week with a travelling exhibition and related activities.
A YouTube video showed Sophie Adenot giving Pikachu a tour of the ISS.
Adenot returned to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule with three other Crew-12 astronauts.
The Pokémon Go event at six European science and space museums ran through this date.
- Time aboard ISS
- 67 days
- Orbits
- 1,040
- ISS dates
- April 11 to June 17
- European museums
- 6
- Partnership occasion
- World Space Week, Oct 4 to 10
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