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Here we go, the final instalment of pets in space! All designs as well as the period table trace elements are available to pledge for now. . This is Ham the chimp, he was launched into space in 1961 and was the first hominid (great ape) in space. . His name is an acronym of the laboratory that prepared him for space flight, the Holloman Aerospace Medical Center. . Ham was trained to push a lever in response to seeing a blue light. In Space his performance of this task was only a fraction of a second slower. . Even though his flight lasted only 16 minutes and 39 seconds he provided evidence that tasks could be undertaken in space which paved the way for Alan Shepard’s space flight in 1961. . #kickstarter #astrochimp #hamthechimp #spacerace #moonlanding #astronaut #animalastronauts #chimpanzee #spaceexplorer #spaceexploration #stemforkids #stemeducationforkids #sciart #womeninstem #womeninscience #womenillustrators #scimom #mommasinscience #kidsplates #illustratedhomewares

Welcome to the next instalment of .....PETS IN SPAAAAACCCEEE! . You might recognise this pooch, it’s Laika the dog, the first animal to orbit the Earth. . Laika was a stray dog who trained to become an astronaut, she ventured into space on the Sputnik II mission in 1957. . Laika’s story is a sad one though and she died during the mission sparking debate on animal rights and the use of animals in research. The race to get into space meant that not enough time was spent planning how to meet Laika’s needs resulting in her overheating a short time into the mission (something not disclosed until many years later). . One of the men who trained Laika, Vladimir Yazdovsky, admitted later that the day before launch he took Laika home to play with his children “I wanted to do something nice for her: She had so little time left to live.” . A stray little pup from Moscow made a big impact on the world and the space race but we should also remember her as a mascot to always seek to ensure kindness and compassion in the quest for knowledge. . . #spacerace #moonlanding #laikathespacedog #laika #melamineware #kickstarter #astronaut #spaceexplorer #kidsstem #stemeducationforkids #sciart #scienceillustration #spacerocket

Good morning! Did you have a good weekend? I’ve been busy drawing and would like to introduce Felicette to the space menagerie. . Felicette was the first cat in space. In 1963 she was chosen from around 14 cats to venture into space in a capsule on top of a French Véronique AG1 rocket. . She travelled 100miles into space but it was a short mission, lasting only 15 minutes, before the capsule detached from the rocket and she parachuted safely back to earth. . Knicknamed Astrocat she is the only feline who has been to space. It’s a good job it was a separate mission to Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum and Phooey! . . . #felicette #félicette #astrocats #astrocat #animalsinspace #spacerace #spaceexplorers #astronaut #astronautics #spaceship #spacerocket #sciencekids #stemeducationforkids #stem #scimoms #sciencelab #scienceillustration #scienceillustrator #sciart #sciartist

Next up in “pets in space” we have Arabella and Anita the first spiders in space. . Spiders can sense their own weight and use this information to determine the thickness of the silk they use to spin a web. . A high school student, Judith Miles, suggested an experiment to study how a spider’s behaviour might change in zero gravity. . Arrabel and Anita were common Cross spiders that ventured into space in 1973 as part of the Skylab 3 assignment. After a few days, adjusting to their new environment Annabel and Anita, started to make webs but they were made of thinner silk than they were on Earth, the thickness of the silk also varied across the web which only happens in zero gravity. . Who knew spiders make such good astronauts! . -#sciencekids #spaceforkids ##astronaut #nasa #spaceexplorers #spaceexplorer #outerspace #moonlanding #spacemission #scienceart #STEM #STEAM #stemkids #kidsplates #sciencedecor #sciencehome #scienceteacher #astrophysics #scimoms #sciencemum

2019 is the #IYPT, celebrating 150 years of the periodic table, but it’s also 50 years since the Apollo 11 mission successfully landed on the moon. To celebrate that milestone in space exploration I thought it would be fun to explore some of the animals that have gone boldly into the final frontier. . First up we have five mice named Fe, Fi,Fo,Fum and Phooey. This little band of adventurers were aboard the Apollo 17 mission and orbited the moon for six days and four hours....I imagine that they wanted to find out if the moon really was made of cheese! . I’ll be adding these as an option to the science on your plate Kickstarter and you’ll be able to choose the design you’d like at the end of the campaign. Link in bio @cutieandthefeast . #science #sciencekids #stemeducationforkids #STEM #STEAM #spaceexploration #outerspace #moonlanding #moon #spacelaunch #NASA #spacerocket #astronaut #astronomy #animalsinspace #petsinspace #mice #mouse #spaceadventure #toinfinityandbeyond

The next three plates in the #Kickstarter campaign: . Fluoride - found in water in varying amounts depending on where you live. It mineralises bones and teeth and helps to prevent tooth decay. . Potassium - needed for cells to work properly and to help your body maintain the right balance of water and salts. One banana contains about ten percent of your daily potassium needs. . Manganese - tea is a rich source of manganese. Our bodies use manganese for bone formation and energy metabolism. . . Do you have a favourite element? . #sciencekids #sciencehome #kidsscience #sciencelab #sciencemama #scienceillustration #womeninstem #steamotype #kidsplate #melamine #melaminedinnerware #sciart #sciartist #sciencecommunication #scienceforkids #nutrition #dietary #dietitian #biochemist #foodscience #foodscienceandnutrition #iypt2019 #whatsonyourplate

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