posted 08-26-2023 06:07 AM               

'Sasha' the sloth breaks speed records as SpaceX Crew-7's zero-g indicator

A new record may have just been set for the fastest-moving sloth in the world.

And not just any sloth — a three-toed sloth.

"It is a three-toed sloth, not a two-toed sloth, because apparently that would be too fast for me," said Crew-7 pilot Andreas "Andy" Mogensen, a Danish astronaut with the European Space Agency (ESA), from on board SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft "Endurance," which was launched from Florida early Saturday morning (Aug. 26).

posted 08-26-2023 06:09 AM               

The Crew-7 zero-g indicator appears to be part of Wild Republic's Ecokins line of "soft and cuddly" plush animals made out of 100 percent recycled water bottles. The 8-inch (20-centimeter) Ecokins Sloth Mini retails for $14.

posted 09-02-2023 10:44 AM               

Expedition 69 flight engineers Sultan AlNeyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) and Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) pose for a portrait together aboard the International Space Station's Columbus laboratory module.

AlNeyadi holds a stuffed doll, Suhail, he carried with him aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. Mogensen shows off a plush three-toed sloth doll he carried aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endurance during his ride to space. The dolls are not just mascots but also gravity indicators to show they have reached space.