Top 10 Strange Objects Sent into Space

Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear
Buzz Lightyear, the astronaut action figure of the Toy Story films, went up into space in 2008 with Discovery mission STS-124. It lived at the International Space Station for more than 450 days before landing back on earth on Sept. 11, 2009. It then received a ticker-tape parade at Walt Disney World alongside space icon Buzz Aldrin. (Naturally, Lightyear's presence in space was related to the opening of the Toy Story Mania! attractions at both Disney World and Disneyland.)

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