The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

SpaceX rocket launch: puzzling gesture in space capsule - that was behind it

2020-06-01T08:55:49.862Z


Millions of TV viewers were amazed at the live recordings from the SpaceX space capsule "Dragon2". A dinosaur flew through the picture. That was behind it.


Millions of TV viewers were amazed at the live recordings from the SpaceX space capsule "Dragon2". A dinosaur flew through the picture. That was behind it.

  • The Falcon 9 rocket launched towards the ISS on Saturday evening. 
  • For the aerospace company SpaceX of Elon Musk the successful launch was a success. 
  • However, many TV viewers were amazed at a scene in the live recordings. 

Cape Canaveral - Countless TV viewers around the world * watched the breathtaking launch of the SpaceX rocket from Cape Canaveral into space on Saturday evening. They were impressive live recordings of the picture book launch of the Falcon 9 rocket . It took the rocket just a few minutes to reach space. Then there was a puzzling scene in the "Dragon 2" space capsule - seen live on TV. 

One of the two astronauts held up a soft toy dinosaur, which then hovered in front of the camera. It is an old NASA space tradition - and there may also be a message to the family on Earth.

Two humans (and one dinosaur) went to space today #SpaceX pic.twitter.com/U4CbHJShkw

- Brian Bosché (@BrianPBosche) May 30, 2020

SpaceX: This is behind the dino scene in the Dragon2 space capsule

As soon as a spaceship reaches zero-G , i.e. weightlessness , the flying "blind passenger" indicates that you have left Earth. It is, so to speak, the indicator that one is outside the earth's gravitational force. At this point, the astronauts themselves are still firmly strapped to their seats and are not yet floating. It was immediately researched online which stuffed animal had made it into space this time. 

Note:
I'm pretty sure that's the TY Flippables Tremor Dinosaur, 6 ”tall with blue / pink reversible sequins.

If so, it's a retired plushie that is no longer manufactured, so you can only acquire it on the resale market. pic.twitter.com/k51gJfHbP2

- Mika McKinnon (@mikamckinnon) May 27, 2020

Third SpaceX passenger: Another soft toy dino was already on the ISS

That it was a stuffed animal dino, of course, could also have been a message down. Because astronaut Douglas G. Hurley , who let the dino fly, is married to Karen Nyberg in the second marriage . She is also an astronaut and took a self-sewn dinosaur to the ISS for her son Jack in 2013

+

Astronaut Karen Nyberg took this dinosaur to the ISS.

© NASA

The new spacecraft dino will also make it to the International Space Station, where Hurley is on its way with the Falcon 9 rocket. It is the third space mission for the 54-year-old American. 

Elon Musk posted a similar photo from the Dragon2 space capsule

A small fabric globe was included in a Dragon test flight in March. Elon Musk * himself proudly posted photos of the plush earth in the space capsule. Meanwhile, the billionaire dreams of even bigger goals: he wants to send people to Mars *. With his Starlink project * he also caused criticism from astronomers. Strange fairy lights can be seen from Earth. 

Super high tech zero-g indicator added just before launch! pic.twitter.com/CRO26plaXq

- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 2, 2019

* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network

Source: merkur

All news articles on 2020-06-01

You may like

Trends 24h

News/Politics 2024-03-28T06:04:53.137Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.