September 11, 2009 – Buzz Lightyear Returns to Earth on the Space Shuttle Discovery
“Disney-Pixar Buzz Lightyear space ranger action figure disembarks from Space Shuttle Discovery following its landing at Edwards Air Force Base.”
On September 11, 2009, the Space Shuttle Discovery returned to Earth after 15 months in space on its STS-128 mission. On board was a 12-inch figure of Pixar’s Buzz Lightyear, as part of an educational and public outreach program partnership between Disney and NASA. During the time on the station, the figure was the star of several education videos posted on the NASA website; after the landing, Disney and NASA continued this partnership by creating an online game and a contest to create a patch. The figure, and Discovery, landed at Andrews Air Force Base; the figure was then treated to a ticker-tape parade at Walt Disney World.
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