Mattel have released a Mars Explorer Barbie as their Career of the Year doll for 2013 to tie in with the first anniversity of the Mars Curiosity Rover landing on Mars.She's available in African-American and caucasian versions. And yes, she features lots of pink. I have to wonder if all that pink is really necessary to get girls attention.
It's great that Mattel are celebrating the Mars Rover and positioning being an astronaut as a possible career for girls. They have teamed up with NASA for this doll and it comes with information about female astronauts and encourages girls to check out Women@NASA.
I do understand that girls like pink and that once they've picked up this preference it's hard to go against it. But, there is a very cool previous space Barbie that wasn't pink.
Barbie My Favorite Career Vintage Miss Astronaut Barbie Doll
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This is a re-released modern reproduction of the 1965 Miss Astronaut Barbie doll. The female Russian astronaut Valentina Tereshkova had already been into space when the original version was released.
I much prefer this doll to the 2013 pink version. She looks like she's actually serious about science and exploration.
She also has very cool 60s hair and make-up under that helmet so the fashion angle is still there.
Buy: Mars Explorer Barbie or Miss Astronaut Barbie
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