10-year-old’s Lego replica of Artemis II rocket gets display in his local planetarium
WELL, A TEN YEAR OLD BUILDS A REPLICA OF THE ARTEMIS ROCKET, WHICH IS BEING DISPLAYED AT THE KENNER PLANETARIUM. SUCH COOL SKILLS HERE. WDSU PHOTOJOURNALIST NEIL BOURGEOIS HAS THE ATTENTION HE’S BRINGING TO RIVERTOWN THIS WEEKEND. TEN 987 RS 25 ENGINES. 4321 BOOSTER IGNITION AND LIFTOFF. WE’RE GETTING READY TO UNVEIL THIS THIS SATURDAY. IT’S A LEGO MODEL OF THE ROCKET THAT LAUNCHED YESTERDAY. THIS IS PRETTY COOL BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT BY A TEN YEAR OLD. HOW MANY PIECES IS IT? DO YOU REMEMBER? 3601. SO THIS IS A VERY GOOD ADDITION TO ALL THE SPACE TOPICS AND MEMORABILIA WE HAVE HERE IN THE SPACE STATION. KENNER WHAT WAS THE TOUGHEST PART ABOUT BUILDING THAT? PROBABLY LIKE GETTING LIKE THE TOWER STABLE AND LIKE ALL THE LITTLE LIKE CIRCUITS LIKE IN THIS IN A STRAIGHT LINE, I LIKE BUILDING LEGOS AND THEY, AND THEY SAID THEY WERE LAUNCHING A ROCKET. SO I SAID, CAN I BUILD A LEGO SET OF THE ROCKET? HUMANITY’S NEXT GREAT VOYAGE BEGINS. WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE LAUNCH THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY COOL. IT WAS ONLY A KID THE LAST TIME SOMEBODY FROM THE UNITED STATES WENT TO THE MOON. SO IT’S, I BELIEVE 54 YEARS AGO. SO IT’S IT’S A GOOD THING THAT WE’RE GOING BACK. HOUSTON NOW CONTROLLING THE FLIGHT OF INTEGRITY ON THE ARTEMIS TWO MISSION AROUND THE MOON. IT’S OPEN THIS SATURDAY TO THE PUBLIC AND COME SEE IF YOU WANT TO BRING YOUR CHILDREN TO COME SEE WHAT A TEN YEAR OLD CAN PUT TOGETHER WITH A LOT OF TIME AND PATIENCE. NOW, APPARENTLY GOOD PERFORMANCE TIME AND PATIENCE AND IMAGINATION AND A VISIONARY RIGHT THERE. SHE WAS PAYING VERY CLOSE ATTENTION BECAUSE HE’S G
10-year-old’s Lego replica of Artemis II rocket gets display in his local planetarium
A Louisiana planetarium is celebrating the launch of Artemis II with an out-of-this-world display created by a 10-year-old boy. See an interview with the builder in the video aboveGrayson Glorioso built a Lego model kit of Artemis II to celebrate the rocket’s launch. The display can be viewed at the Kenner Planetarium in the lobby. Artemis II launched Wednesday on a 10-day mission around the moon.
A Louisiana planetarium is celebrating the launch of Artemis II with an out-of-this-world display created by a 10-year-old boy.
See an interview with the builder in the video above
Grayson Glorioso built a Lego model kit of Artemis II to celebrate the rocket’s launch.
The display can be viewed at the Kenner Planetarium in the lobby.
Artemis II launched Wednesday on a 10-day mission around the moon.
