‘I’d introduce aliens to shito sauce.’ Items our panel would take into space

Artemis II’s astronauts packed their wedding rings, notebooks and a supply of maple syrup. Here’s what our writers would fly to the moon

Maggie Aderin

Space scientist and CEO of Science Innovation Ltd

The item I would take with me to the moon would be a little alien that my daughter made for me. She is studying textiles for GCSE and she used a loom to make a beautiful piece of purple cloth, my favourite colour. She then sewed this into a little alien creature. I would love to take this with me because the moon would be the furthest the creature would get from Earth. I smile every time I look at it and see the love that my daughter poured into it.

Sheila Hancock