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A toy’s 67 days in orbit lead to a museum collaboration
ESA has announced a space-themed Pokémon programme after a Pikachu plush travelled aboard the International Space Station earlier this year.
The agency says the toy’s stay ran from 11 April to 17 June. Its new announcement sets out exhibitions for World Space Week and beyond, with the Science Museum in London among the venues and an ESA open day at Harwell scheduled for 10 October. Check each venue’s arrangements before visiting. Our imagined space gallery does not reproduce the exhibition or its characters.
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European Space Agency ↗ (opens a new tab)New programme announcement about an earlier space flight. No branded character image, exhibition panel or promotional photograph reproduced.
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