Why is NASA sending Snoopy to space.

There may not be any humans aboard NASA's #Artemis I flight test, but there will be a special canine: Snoopy! Learn why Astronaut Snoopy is flying to space when Artemis launches on its historic mission around the Moon and back. Artemis I is the first integrated flight test of the Space Launch System rocket that will send the uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back to Earth. The mission will check out all spacecraft systems for the first time before crew fly aboard Artemis II. It's one more step toward taking the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars.
Get all the info on this historic mission: https://nasa.gov/specials/artemis-i
The history of Snoopy and NASA: https://go.nasa.gov/3cNgB65
Producers: Scott Bednar, Jessica Wilde, Sami Aziz
Videographer: Ben Smegelsky Credit: NASA

I took this video from the official website of NASA.