Wells is hopeful that this method will be tested on the Moon, but using a human astronaut rather than a life-sized Barbie model. Astronauts like Morgan are likely to be a major inspiration for the continued development of Barbies, with two of the most recent "Space Discovery Barbies" even venturing to the International Space Station in 2022.

Two of the iconic fashion dolls are now on board the International Space Station (ISS), where they are part of "Mission DreamStar," an outreach project to inspire girls to consider careers in aerospace and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.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.

In her first year covering space for Mashable, Sauers grabbed a National Headliner Award for beat reporting. Includes Samantha Cristoforetti Barbie doll wearing spacesuit, helmet, doll stand and Certificate of Authenticity. But in 1965, Mattel came up with an ambitious idea for Barbie’s next job opportunity — she became an astronaut! Twenty years later, Barbie modeled a bright pink and silver spacesuit "with sparkly skirt and tights.Mashable is a registered trademark of Ziff Davis and may not be used by third parties without express written permission.

In honor of these two new and very special additions to our collection, we are documenting Barbie’s long career as one of our nation’s foremost space explorers. This career doll was dressed ready for blast off and all the exciting missions that could be accomplished through role play. Before women were even allowed to open their own bank accounts, Barbie bought her first Dreamhouse in 1962. At Sent Into Space, we were excited to have the chance to be a part of a project with Mattel Canada, to champion women in STEM — and of course, to celebrate Barbie's 60th anniversary!While separate from Mission DreamStar, we look forward to Samantha's flight and continuing to celebrate STEM," McKnight told collectSPACE. Sometimes the product is designed to deliver realism, as with the Katherine Johnson doll, a rendering of the famous NASA human computer, created shortly after the movie Hidden Figures told her story. And both Barbie dolls sport hair that has been styled, not just to prevent the flyaways of a bad hair day, but also to literally keep any hair from shedding into the spaceflight environment. Finding a way to remove the propelled dust from the air before astronauts take off their spacesuits remains an unanswered question, "otherwise they're going to risk getting it back into their lungs", explained Wells. STEM is a field where women are severely underrepresented and our hope is that honoring these seven leaders in science and technology will encourage girls to follow their passion in this field," Lisa McKnight, executive vice president and global head of Barbie and Dolls at Mattel, said in statement.