The force is strong with this team of four NASA astronauts, who have arrived at the International Space Station carrying a small spacecraft – a plush baby Yoda.
Dragon Commander Mike Hopkins, physicist Shannon Waker, Navy CMDR. Sensation of Victor Glover, Japanese astronaut Sochi Noguchi and the Disney Plus show “The M Mandal Ndolorian”. Welcome with open arms Like they went to the ISS late Monday night.
The honorary astronaut – aka “The Child” in the “Star Wars” spin-off, actually has a traditional role known as the “Zero G indicator”, the crew uses his small spacecraft to determine when the spacecraft reached microgravity. , The Verge Report.
Yoda was seen bobbing freely as the crew dragon flew from its Falcon 9 rocket to the space station.
NASA communications expert Leah Cheshire said during a live stream, “According to Business Insider,” We’ve found Baby Yoda on the board trying to get a seat right now. “
“I think it’s Victor Glover’s seat, so I hope it doesn’t matter,” said SpaceX engineer Jessica Anderson.
“Maybe Baby Yoda is trying to drive,” Cheshire replied.
CNN reports that SpaceX astronauts came with friends easily in March 2019, when SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted an image of the test launch that included a finger named Buddy.
“Super high tech zero-G indicator added just before launch!” He wrote, adding that the toy would “float around in zero gravity.”
And in May 2020, astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley also brought a stuffed dinosaur named Trammer, which their sons released according to The Verge.
Buddy and Vibration, both were quickly sold out in stores after performing at their level.
It was not clear which of the many Baby Yoda pluses on the market are riding the Crew Dragon, Business Insider reports.
“Would be surprised if we could hear a little more about that choice later, but it feels like another crew member moving in with them,” Anderson said.
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