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Skylab Medical Exp.

Buzz Lightyear, the animated space ranger who, in action figure form, flew to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2008, now has an official mission patch courtesy of an 11-year-old artist.

When the twin rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, launched in 2003 – NASA picked two classic cartoon characters to represent the missions.

For Spirit, that was Marvin the Martian.

Both missions were rousing successes. Each one lasted much longer than their planned 90-sol mission. Spirit lasted 2208 sols before losing contact. Opportunity is sitting at 4442 sols and is still kicking. Daffy Duck just doesn’t know when to quit.

Daffy Duck for Opportunity

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have their own mission patch too. This mission patch represents the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) of the ISS. Three of the four modules making up the MPLM are named after everyone’s favorite ‘heroes in a half shell.’

NASA joined all the Comic-Con action over the weekend. The Centre for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) needed a new mission patch. And who better to lead the charge than Marvel’s Groot and Rocket.