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Along with astronauts, SpaceX launched a 'glittery dinosaur' to ISS

Along with astronauts, SpaceX launched a 'glittery dinosaur' to ISS
Written by Shubham Sharma
May 31, 2020, 01:56 pm 3 min read
Along with astronauts, SpaceX launched a 'glittery dinosaur' to ISS

In the wee hours of Sunday, Elon Musk's SpaceX launched astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on the historic #LaunchAmerica mission to the International Space Station. The flight went as planned, but there was another passenger onboard - a glittery stuffed dinosaur that no one expected to see. Here is the story behind the special guest's inclusion for the flight.

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A gift from the astronauts' boys

Though SpaceX has a knack for launching weird things into space (remember the cherry-red Tesla Roadster?), the stuffed dinosaur was not the company's choice; it was picked by the astronauts' sons. Both Behnken and Hurley's sons are dinosaur lovers. So before the flight, they gathered all their dinosaur toys and picked one of them, Tremor, to accompany the astronauts to the space station.

Zero-G indicator
Cute little zero-G indicator

Prior to the launch, Tremor was seen tucked into one of the seats of SpaceX's Crew Dragon, the spacecraft that SpaceX launched atop Falcon 9 to take the astronauts to the ISS. As soon as the crew entered orbit, it automatically slid out of its seatbelt and floated towards the camera lens, serving as a cute little zero-gravity indicator for both the astronauts.

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Evidently, fans were very impressed with the stuffed dinosaur

We can finally say that dinosaurs have traveled to space. #SpaceX pic.twitter.com/Gd7CGOAz7u

— Der (@DerekGarcia0) May 30, 2020
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'Hopefully they're excited to see their toy floating'

"That was a super cool thing for us...to do for both of our sons who I hope are super excited to see their toys floating around with us on board," Behnken said before the launch, noting that they hope the kids are proud of this.

Sale
SpaceX is selling the glittery dino replica for $25

For space enthusiasts willing to get their hands on the stuffed dinosaur that went into orbit before almost all of us, SpaceX is selling a replica of Tremor. The company has listed the toy, originally a part of TY Inc.'s Flippables collection, on its store for $25. It is no longer manufactured but can be purchased for much less from the resale market.

Previous toys
This is not the first toy to go to ISS

That said, it must be noted Tremor isn't the first toy to have flown to the ISS. Astronauts have flown with toys for years, due to their role as reliable zero-G indicators. Last year, SpaceX sent a plush Earth toy to the station. And, in 2013, astronaut Karen Nyberg, who's married to Hurley, had sewn a dinosaur for her son while on the ISS.

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Editor with over five years of experience in covering all things science, consumer tech, space tech, AI, infosec, and business. A commerce graduate from University of Lucknow. I have been handling Tech beat at NewsBytes since 2018.
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