The most bizarre things people ever bring to space
The development of science and technology helps people conquer space. Of course, many of the equipment and daily supplies are also brought to the universe by people for different purposes, among them, there are some strange objects such as toys, pizzas, fossil dinosaurs. . made many people not surprised.
List of to-do tasks attached to the wrist
On the 1969 Apollo 12 mission to bring people to the Moon, astronauts were equipped with a notebook to record the work to be done attached to the wrist. The special thing is that it is decorated with pictures from Playboy magazine. The astronauts were unaware of the photos until they were walking on the moon. Currently, NASA still has these images on its website.
Wheel made from cheese
A Swiss-made Gruyère cheese wheel was brought into space by SpaceX on its Falcon 9 rocket. Elon Musk's CEO kept the secret until the mission was completed.
Sword of light
Many people are no stranger to the sword of light in the science fiction film Star War. In 2009, NASA brought a similar light sword into space on space shuttle Discovery. Then the sword also ended its space travel and was safely brought back to Earth
Human remains
Clyde Tombaugh, an astronomer from the United States, who discovered Pluto in 1930. Before his death in 1997, he had the desire to bring his remains into space.
In 2015, NASA honored him by bringing a part of his ashes to the New Horizons probe to Pluto.
Pepsi and Coca
In 1985, Pepsi and Coca sent their products into orbit on the Space Shuttle Challenger to open their advertising campaign to space.
Individual clock
Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic alone in 1932. Her personal watch was brought into the ISS space station in 2010. According to Space.com, this watch was sent by NASA. Australian astronaut Shannon Walker, the 55th woman to enter the universe.
Pizza
Due to lack of funding, NASA must use community fundraising methods. Pizza Hut has sponsored the Russian space agency with $ 1 million to bring its pizza into space. In 2001, astronaut Yuri Usachov brought a pizza on a flight to the International Space Station and became the first and only person to eat pizza outside of Earth.
Lego characters
In 2011, NASA launched the Juno probe into space to gather information about Jupiter and send it to Earth. During this trip astronauts brought with them some Lego characters.
- Statue of Juno goddess holding magnifying glass.
- Statue of Jupiter holding a lightning bolt.
- The statue of Galileo, who had many important discoveries about Jupiter, included Jupiter's four largest moons (named Galileo Satellite in his honor).
Dinosaur fossils
The dinosaur fossils were put into space twice and returned to Earth safely.
The first time was in 1985, part of the Maiasaura peeblesorum dinosaur bone and eggshell was brought into space by astronaut Loren Acton.
The second time was in 1998, the Coelophysis dinosaur's skull was brought into space on the space shuttle Endeavor.
Statue of characters in cartoons
A Buzz Lightyear character statue in the animated film "Toy Story" was launched into space in May 2008. On September 11, 2009, after 468 days on the ISS station, Buzz Lightyear returned to Earth safely, reported from Space.com.
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