宇宙飛行士 Barbie doll jets off on 無 gravity flight
LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - A Barbie doll 見解／翻訳／版 of Italian 宇宙飛行士 Samantha Cristoforetti has jetted off on a 無-gravity flight with the 目的（とする） of 奮起させるing young girls to consider a career in space and science, 科学（工学）技術, maths and 工学 (STEM).
場内取引員／株価 the Oct. 4-10 World Space Week, which this year celebrates women in space, toy 製造者 Mattel Inc has teamed up with the European Space 機関 (ESA) and Cristoforetti, who is 現在／一般に in training for her next 使節団 to the International Space 駅／配置する next April.
As part of the 事業／計画（する）, Cristoforetti's lookalike doll mirrored the 準備 an 宇宙飛行士 needs to do before 長，率いるing off to space, by travelling and floating on a 無-gravity flight from an ESA base in Germany.
"The 小型の Samantha doll has already been on a parabolic flight so she already has some experience with 無重量状態," Cristoforetti, 44, said in a ビデオ 声明.
"I really hope that by showing that we can create some excitement for 特に young girls ... maybe ... those images will kindle a sparkle of passion in some girl's heart and that would be incredible."
As part of the 事業／計画（する）, Barbie is 株ing 教育の 資源s on space on its website and proceeds from the new Samantha Cristoforetti Barbie doll, 以前 a one-of-a-肉親，親類d toy, will be 寄付するd to the Women In 航空宇宙学 organisation に向かって a PhD student bursary. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian Editing by Gareth Jones)
