The plush toy was dubbed a zero-gravity indicator, because once it begins to float, the astronauts, who are of course buckled down, know that they're experiencing weightlessness.

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NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin hold up their Soyuz MS-10 zero-g indicators, including "Aurora," a baby falcon plush toy that Hague flew again on SpaceX's Crew-9 ...

SpaceX launches historic private Axiom-4 astronaut mission to the ISS (video) 'Joy,' a plush baby swan, will launch with Axiom Mission-4 crew as zero-g indicator ...

Some toys that have been flown to space include a plush Earth globe, a sequined dinosaur, a toy Grogu from "Star Wars", a baby penguin, a couple of turtles, a stuffed dog, and a monkey. The most ...

Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley had their sons vote on the toy that would serve as a "zero-gravity indicator" on their historic SpaceX launch.

It has not been revealed why the Crew-1 astronauts chose the Baby Yoda plush toy as their zero-g indicator, but it might have something to do with their backup, NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren.

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is set to launch to the ISS on June 10. He will be accompanied by three other astronauts and a soft toy.

Baby Yoda is now an honorary astronautBy: FOX 13 News Posted at 8:23 AM, Nov 17, 2020 and last updated2020-11-17 10:23:57-05 ...

In addition to sewing stuffed toys for him, Nyberg keeps in daily contact with her 3-year-old son Jack, sending down short videos for him every day. Nyberg's husband, who is also an astronaut who ...

Baby Yoda became an honorary astronaut over the weekend. A plush toy version of the creature — which stole people’s hearts in Disney+’s Star Wars series “The Mandalorian” — can be seen ...