'It's a giant leap for lambkind.'
"This is an exciting time for Shaun and for us at ESA," David Parker, director for human and robotic exploration at ESA,released on Tuesday ."We're woolly very happy that he's been selected for the mission and we understand that, although it might be a small step for a human, it's a giant leap for lambkind."ESA worked with Aardman, the animation studio behind the stop-motion sheep, to arrange for Shaun's real-life space adventure.
"Aardman is excited to be joining ESA in making history by launching the first 'sheep' into space," said Lucy Wendover, marketing director at Aardman."As one of the"2022 marks the 15th anniversary of Shaun's first TV series, so what better way to celebrate than by traveling farther than any sheep has gone before," she added.
A spinoff of another Aaarman production,"Wallace & Gromit," Shaun first appeared in the 1995 short film"A Close Shave." The TV series debuted in 2007 and has since been seen in 180 countries. Two feature length films followed, including 2019's"A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon," in which Shaun meets a visitor from outer space.
"Although it might be a small step for a human, it's a giant leap for lambkind," said ESA's David Parker of Shaun the sheep's upcoming space trip.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New Russian space chief clarifies comments about International Space Station departureNew Russian space chief clarifies comments about ISS departure
Read more »
A Giant Slab of Space Junk Crashed in Australia, But Experts May Have Identified ItAustralian farmers mysteriously found space debris scattered across their fields last month. An astrophysicist who examined the junk now believes it was from a SpaceX flight.
Read more »
‘Space junk’ with ties to Elon Musk’s SpaceX found on Australian farmer’s propertyThe object – which was part of the SpaceX Crew-1 craft – was found in a sheep paddock by a farmer living on a large property in the Snowy Mountains.
Read more »
'Star Trek's' grand lady of space, Nichelle Nichols, has died at 89The pioneering actress who played Lt. Nyota Uhura for over three decades is being mourned around the planet.
Read more »
North Texan commissioned as first Space Force cyber warfare officerUT Dallas graduate Jessica Thompson was commissioned as a lieutenant and the first cyber warfare officer in the history of the U.S. Space Command.
Read more »