There was lots of buzz about the most recent SpaceX launch this past weekend!

SpaceX Crew-1 ©CollectSpace

We spied a special passenger onboard the SpaceX Dragon “Resilience”—a certain adorable Child!

As they made their way toward the International Space Station on Sunday, the four SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts revealed a fifth member of their team: a plush Baby Yoda!

The Child on Board SpaceX Dragon “Resilience” ©CollectSpae

The plush doll of The Child from the Disney+ original The Mandalorian acted as Crew-1’s zero-g indicator. It’s been tradition for astronauts to bring toys on board to signal that the launch phase has ended and the crew has entered orbit and zero-gravity.

We LOVE seeing little Baby Yoda off on this fun adventure to space!

Baby Yoda In Space! ©CollectSpace

Since the tradition started in 1961, toys from homemade dolls to commercial characters have acted as zero-g indicators. There’s no official statement about exactly why Crew-1 chose The Child as theirs, but being Baby Yoda fans ourselves, we have a pretty good idea. 😉

Speaking of space, check out this sweet new Spaceship Earth cookie jar!

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