Why astronauts carry stuffed toys into space: Baby Yoda, Snoopy and other mascots used as floating zero-gravity indicators |
Stuffed animals traveling into space may sound unusual, but they’ve been quietly a part of human spaceflight for decades. Missions run by organizations like NASA and companies like SpaceX often place small, soft mascots inside spacecraft bays. These objects are called zero-gravity indicators. Once spacecraft leave Earth’s gravity and enter microgravity, they begin to float. … Read more