posted 09-28-2024 05:15 PM               

'Aurora,' the plush baby falcon, takes flight again as SpaceX Crew-9 zero-g indicator

A tradition borrowed from the Russian space program has now physically crossed over to an American spacecraft for the first time.

The "zero-g [gravity] indicator" that launched aboard SpaceX's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station on Saturday (Sept. 28), previously flew on two Russian Soyuz capsules, including one that survived an emergency in-flight abort.