Astronaut Office
Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX 77058
To Whom It May Concern:
I am a lion puppet who is interested in outer space. I visited some
NASA facilities recently and was very impressed. Some photos of my visit
are on the web at www.darksquirrel.com/lion. Since my visit Ive
been trying to find out if any puppets have gone into space yet. Stephen
Garber of the NASA Headquarters History Office referred me to you for
more information.
Perhaps a puppet or "stuffed animal" has gone into space with
an astronaut in one of their "personal preference kits." If
so, I would be very interested in hearing about it, as it would represent
a great day for our kind. Not as great as, say, a lion puppet astronaut
(hint, hint), but at least then we could say weve been "out
there." Puppets and "stuffed animals" dont get
much coverage on the human-dominated news programs, so maybe weve
been a part of space exploration and I just havent heard about
it yet. Regardless, I think we have a lot to offer the space program;
I would even consider going myself.
If there have been puppetted-missions already, perhaps you could send
be a bio of the puppet (or "stuffed animal") who went, and
maybe a photo or two. I would like to get in touch with anyone of my
kind who has been to space and interview them for the benefit of the
puppet and "stuffed animal" community.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Lion
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