Archive for June 2nd, 2008

Buzz Lightyear Launches into Orbit on Space Shuttle Discovery

Written by andy on Monday, June 2nd, 2008 in Movies.

On May 31, 2008, Galactic Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear launched into space on mission STS-124 with the seven-member crew of NASA’s space shuttle Discovery.

Lightyear’s mission is uncharacteristically public from his usual assignments to "secret missions to uncharted space," since this mission is to "encourage students to pursue studies in science, technology and mathematics" by being host to a variety of experiments to be conducted on the two-week mission. [read more]



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