Space agencies spend years picking astronauts, testing reflexes, measuring nerves and running endless simulations. The Astronaut collection skipped all of that and simply accepted everyone who showed up in a helmet. The result is a flight crew of lemurs, raccoons, red pandas, a fox and a sloth, all suited up in white spacesuits and every one of them holding a drink in zero gravity under the words I've Got This… Hold My Beer.
The launch crew
Lunar Lemur Lily floats in first, ringed tail curling out behind her spacesuit, a frothy pint in one glove and an expression of total calm. Astro Raccoon Rex sits at the controls inside a starry circle with planets drifting past the window, fingers resting on the dashboard and a pint within reach for after splashdown. A red panda in an orange-trimmed helmet poses in front of a glowing moon with a bottle, and another red panda in a white suit tests every button on his chest panel with one paw while holding his bottle up with the other, like he is waiting for someone to tell him which one launches the rocket.
Stars in their eyes
Astro Fox Fiona has tucked a crown of little blue flowers inside her helmet, because a long mission is no excuse to skip accessorizing. She holds her pint steady against a black sky full of sparkles. Astronaut Sloth Sami wears a pink banner, long dark lashes and a sweet, sleepy smile, a pint raised in a gentle toast to the crescent moon beside her. She is the calmest member of the crew by a wide margin, and honestly, she is the one you would want on board if anything went sideways.
For the one who has always looked up
This collection is for the kid who knows the name of every planet, including the ones that got demoted. It is for the stargazer with a telescope on the back deck, the engineer who works on things most of us cannot pronounce, and the friend who watches every rocket launch live, even the ones at three in the morning. It is for anyone who has ever said they would go to space if someone just asked. Find the astronaut who matches their orbit and let them wear it to the next meteor shower. The countdown is on, the engines are warm, and the lemur has already called the window seat.
Written by Liam. Thanks for reading.
