Barbie Space Discovery Astronaut Doll, Blonde, in Spacesuit with Helmet, Gloves, Flag & 3 Mini Packs of Astronaut Food (Non-Edible) for 3 to 7 Year Olds

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In 1998, Mattel released Space Camp Barbie (not in our collection), whose blue flight suit is much more in line with what actual astronauts were wearing during the 1990s. Echazarreta's Barbie doll portrays her wearing her Space for Humanity flight suit, complete with a miniature version of the mission patch designed for her flight. Though she's traveled to many places around the world and worn a lot of hats — literally and figuratively — space is a theme the doll keeps revisiting. Personally, I wanted to name her Barb, after Barbie, but also after one of my personal idols Barbara Morgan, who is an astronaut from my home State of Idaho," Wells told BBC Future. Bello far vedere alle nostre piccole che Barbie non è più sinonimo di stupida bambolina ma di donna in carriera.

Case in point: a space-themed Barbie from 1985, fashioned with a metallic fuchsia bodysuit and puffed sleeves to rival Princess Di's wedding dress. Barbie was not the first female astronaut - that was Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, in 1963. Mattel has certainly moved their dolls towards STEM fields in recent years, celebrating International Women's Day 2023 by creating one-of-a-kind dolls of seven women who have paved the way for girls and women in business and STEM. In the 1960s, Astronaut Barbie was transporting children on space adventures even before Nasa's own astronauts had taken their first steps on the Moon and 13 years before Nasa began accepting female astronauts into their programme. Special Features• Barbie Space Discovery dolls and toys inspire children to let their imaginations blast off into space.The first astronaut outfit, "Barbie Miss Astronaut" released in 1965, was inspired by the silverly suits worn by the Mercury astronauts. Samantha Cristoforetti's doll continues to fuel Barbie's history with space and the brand's commitment to encourage girls to become the next generation of astronauts, engineers and space scientists.

Each is dressed in the same one-piece outfit loosely based on the Sokol pressure garments worn by crew members who launch and land on Russia's Soyuz spacecraft. Designed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, 1994’s Astronaut Barbie is dressed in a white spacesuit similar to those worn by the Apollo astronauts in the 1960s and ‘70s. Twenty years later, Barbie modeled a bright pink and silver spacesuit "with sparkly skirt and tights. With your help, we can continue to preserve and safeguard the world’s most comprehensive collection of artifacts representing the great achievements of flight and space exploration. In Greta Gerwig’s 2023 film, she appears as a US president, a Nobel Prize winning physicist, a Supreme Court Justice and even a mermaid.

Beyond damage to the suits, lunar dust can cause serious damage to the lungs if inhaled, with Wells comparing it to "breathing ground-up fibreglass".