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NASA’s pumpkin competition absolutely smashes everything else

It's out of this world.

by Mihai Andrei
February 15, 2019
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There’s nice pumpkin carvings, there’s really good pumpkin carvings, and then there’s NASA level pumpkin carvings. Every Halloween, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) gives its engineers and scientists a bunch of pumpkins and one hour to come up with the best they can — yes, it’s everything you hoped it would be.

This year, they’ve really outdone themselves, with jack-o-lanterns such as a mini-Juno and a Pac-Man pumpkin. As Science Alert so eloquently puts it, it’s really a carving competition as much as a Halloween science fair on crack. In the end, everyone wins.

Here are some of the most spectacular designs, courtesy of Aaron Yazzie, a mechanical engineer at NASA – and before you ask, yes, that is a solar system spinning inside a pumpkin.

Space Telescope #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/fQzSwnlfKq

— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016

A @NASASMAP pumpkin #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/39sbaEO5D1

— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016

Most Useless #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/YkNbUzHQSc

— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016

Mars Sample Return Pumpkin #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/QEjyDsOSQg

— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016

A “Happy 80th Birthday @NASAJPL ” #NASAPumpkin with a birthday card to sign. (JPL was founded on Halloween 1936) pic.twitter.com/FrivYuGQR9

— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016

The @NASAJuno #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/D344wtcCer

— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016

Ninja Starshade #NASAPumpkin (the blade is Starshade) pic.twitter.com/uiZhaWtuHN

— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016

PAC-MAN #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/5BYTskeHEB

— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016

And best for last, my group’s entry: Leonardo, the Mars Copter #NASAPumpkin! pic.twitter.com/3E0Mz0aC94

— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016

Tags: halloweennasapumpkin

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