Kitty in outer space says 'Hello!'

"Hello Kitty!" "Meow." "What can you see up there, Kitty?" "Meow." "Hmm..." "Meow.": Hello Kitty boldly goes where most earthlings have yet to go.

Japan’s ambassador of cute goes on a government-funded mission to outer space - no word from aliens so far.

The project to launch Sanrio Co Ltd’s mouth-less white cat with a pink bow into orbit is part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to promote Japan’s high-tech industry and engineer economic growth.