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Sonoma Family Life Magazine

Snoopy Inspires an Astronaut

Former astronaut Mike Massimino was six years old when he got an Astronaut Snoopy—the mascot, along with Charlie Brown, for the 1969 Apollo 10 mission. He never let his stuffie go and eventually took it into space with him in 2009. Now retired and a New York Times bestselling author, the 60-year-old Massimino will discuss his experiences as an astronaut and his love for Snoopy at 3-2-1! Snoopy and the Schulz Museum in Orbit. Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, launch director for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program, will join him for the talk, which will be held on August 5 at 2 p.m. at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa. Admission is $5–$15 for adults and free for ages 3 and younger. For more information, go to tinyurl.com/yn4p6acm.