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Mascot redesign is somehow worse than the original

Kuiper spent eight months on a new mascot. It is a comet with legs. People have questions about the legs.

We were not given permission to show the mascot. Here's Uranus instead. Honestly, similar.
We were not given permission to show the mascot. Here's Uranus instead. Honestly, similar.

The old mascot was a smiling comet named Zippy. It wasn't great. It was fine. People liked Zippy.

The new mascot is also a comet. It has legs now. Long ones. With knees that bend the wrong way. Its name is ZIPPY (all caps), and it does not smile.

Kuiper @KuiperAgency

Say hello to the all new ZIPPY. Faster. Bolder. Legs. ☄️

9:00 AM Oct 11, 2026 3.3M Views

mars_or_bust @mars_or_bust 1h

why does it have knees

Engine Lab @EngineLab 58m

@KuiperAgency it's a bird! it's a plane! it's a horror movie

We wanted something that says 'speed.' We think it says speed. We think it says a lot of things.

Kuiper brand team

Kuiper says the mascot will be on every rocket by next month. A petition to bring back Zippy has 200,000 signatures.

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