Astronaut Clears Buzz Lightyear For Space In 'Training' Video
POSTED: Friday, May 30, 2008
UPDATED: 12:57 pm EDT June 1,
2008
 Buzz Lightyear is videotaped spinning in a dryer for a centrifuge test, dropped in water for a gravity test and shot into the sky on a rocket.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Retired NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin cleared Disney's Buzz Lightyear for launch on shuttle Discovery Saturday in a spoof "training" video circulating online.
VIDEO: YouTube Video
IMAGES: Woody Cheers Shuttle Launch
IMAGES: Buzz Lightyear On Shuttle
NASA is launching Buzz Lightyear aboard the shuttle in a mission to excite students about science, math and space travel.A video posted on YouTube features Aldrin preparing the character for the mission."Before we let you go into space, you've got to pass a battery of tests," Aldrin warns the character.Buzz Lightyear is then videotaped spinning in a dryer for a centrifuge test, dropped in water for a gravity test and shot into the sky on a rocket."Congratulations, you are cleared for launch," Aldrin tells the 12-inch action figure after the "tests."
Play Games With Buzz Lightyear
The mission coincides with the official launch of the Toy Story Mania attraction at Walt Disney World in Florida.After the mission, Buzz Lightyear will transfer from the space shuttle to the International Space Station for the summer.The character then joins the crew of the space station to help open the Toy Story mania attraction at Disneyland on June 17.Buzz Lightyear is scheduled to return to earth in the fall. Disney plans to host a "ticker tape" parade at Walt Disney World.Discovery is scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center on May 31 at 5:02 p.m.Watch Local 6 News for continuing coverage of the mission.
VIDEO: YouTube Video IMAGES: Woody Cheers Shuttle Launch IMAGES: Buzz Lightyear On Shuttle NASA is launching Buzz Lightyear aboard the shuttle in a mission to excite students about science, math and space travel.A video posted on YouTube features Aldrin preparing the character for the mission."Before we let you go into space, you've got to pass a battery of tests," Aldrin warns the character.Buzz Lightyear is then videotaped spinning in a dryer for a centrifuge test, dropped in water for a gravity test and shot into the sky on a rocket."Congratulations, you are cleared for launch," Aldrin tells the 12-inch action figure after the "tests."
Blog, Games Will Educate
During the STS-124 mission, Disney will partner with astronauts to deliver daily blog journals from space and launch a series of educational games and online sessions related to the mission."NASA is excited to help students understand the science and engineering currently under way on the International Space Station," NASA's Dr. Joyce Winterton said. Play Games With Buzz Lightyear The mission coincides with the official launch of the Toy Story Mania attraction at Walt Disney World in Florida.After the mission, Buzz Lightyear will transfer from the space shuttle to the International Space Station for the summer.The character then joins the crew of the space station to help open the Toy Story mania attraction at Disneyland on June 17.Buzz Lightyear is scheduled to return to earth in the fall. Disney plans to host a "ticker tape" parade at Walt Disney World.Discovery is scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center on May 31 at 5:02 p.m.Watch Local 6 News for continuing coverage of the mission.
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