Hauser, Christine; Maheshwari, Sapna (October 20, 2016). "MetLife Grounds Snoopy. Curse You, Red Baron!". New York Times . Retrieved October 20, 2016.

The Silver Snoopy award is a special NASA honor, in the form of a sterling silver pin with an engraving of Snoopy in a spacesuit helmet. It is given by an astronaut to someone who works in the space program that has gone above and beyond in pursuit of quality and safety. [48] In 1984, Snoopy and Belle inspired fashion designers around the world, including Lagerfeld, Armani, and de la Renta, to create one-of-a-kind outfits in their honor. Both beagles modeled for the "Snoopy in Fashion" exhibition held that year in Japan. "Snoopy & Belle in Fashion" continues to be exhibited as of 2020 [update]. [35] Photographs of the exhibition were collected in a 1988 book, Snoopy in Fashion. [36] In a 1987 interview, Schulz said that he felt introducing Snoopy's siblings was a mistake, similar to the introduction of Eugene the Jeep in Thimble Theatre: "I think Eugene the Jeep took the life out of Popeye himself, and I'm sure Segar didn't realize that. I realized it myself a couple of years ago when I began to introduce Snoopy's brothers and sisters. I realized that when I put Belle and Marbles in there it destroyed the relationship that Snoopy has with the kids, which is a very strange relationship. And these things are so subtle when you're doing them, you can make mistakes and not realize them." [24] Schulz elaborated further in another 1987 interview: "Snoopy had a sister, Belle, whom I discovered I really didn't like. I brought in Spike and I like Spike a lot. But when I brought another brother in — I thought Marbles would make a great name for a dog — I discovered almost immediately that bringing in other animals took the uniqueness away from Snoopy. So the only other animal character who works now is Spike, as long as Spike stays out in the desert." [25]Pauer, Frank (2000). "A Conversation with Charles Schulz". In Inge, M. Thomas (ed.). Charles M. Schulz: Conversations. University Press of Mississippi. p.148. ISBN 9781578063055. Kleiman, Carol (June 23, 1980). "Good grief! How did Snoopy, the world's most popular dog, become a soft cuddly toy..." Chicago Tribune. p.30 . Retrieved November 17, 2020.

On March 16, 1952, [10] his thoughts were first shown in a thought balloon. Snoopy first appeared upright on his hind legs on January 9, 1956, when he was shown sliding across a sheet of ice after Shermy and Lucy had first done so. [11] He is first shown sleeping on top of his doghouse rather than inside it on December 12, 1958, [12] and first adopts his World War I Flying Ace persona on October 10, 1965. [13] Snoopy's final appearance in the comic was on February 13, 2000, when he was shown sitting on top of his doghouse typing Schulz's farewell message to his readers. [14] Popularity

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Schulz, Charles M. (2008). The Complete Peanuts: 1969 to 1970. Fantagraphics Books. p.190. ISBN 978-1560978275. Snoopy is the mascot of the 26th Squadron (Barons, pronounced Barones) of the United States Air Force Academy, appearing on their squadron patch. Schulz, Charles M. (2013). The Complete Peanuts: 1959 to 1960. Fantagraphics Books. p.67. ISBN 978-1560976714. Following the Apollo 1 fire, Snoopy became the official mascot of aerospace safety, testing and the rebuilding of the Apollo Program. Moliterni, Claude (2000). Snoopy, Charlie Brown et les autres. L'album de famille de Schulz. La Martinière. ISBN 978-2-7324-2681-5.