As four astronauts began their journey from Earth to the International Space Station on Sunday, an additional crew member made a surprise appearance: Baby Yoda.
A plush Baby Yoda toy floated around the cabin of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Resilience, after it left Earth’s atmosphere. The Child was visible during a few stretches of NASA’s livestream of the mission, bopping and spinning around like only a Baby Yoda could.
Baby Yoda is heading to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s Crew Dragonpic.twitter.com/6MFG1G0YT6
— Hanneke Weitering (@HannekeScience) November 16, 2020
While it may just seem like a fun little nod to The Mandalorian, this little guy is actually performing an important job on this mission: He’s a gravity indicator. Once the spacecraft hits zero-G, the soft toy floats around. I’d say that Baby Yoda is absolutely nailing his job. Read more…
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