Engineering:List of zero-gravity indicators
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This is a list of documented zero-gravity indicators (also known as free-fall indicators) that have been used on space missions. The list includes indicators that have been publicly documented by space agencies or reported by independent sources. It is not intended to be exhaustive.
| Image | Mission | Year | Spacecraft | Zero-gravity indicator | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vostok 1 | 1961 | Vostok 3KA | Small doll | [1] | |
| Soyuz TMA-22 | 2011 | Soyuz TMA-M | Red Angry Birds plush | [2] | |
| Soyuz TMA-15M | 2014 | Soyuz TMA-M | Olaf plush | [3] | |
| Soyuz TMA-17M | 2015 | Soyuz TMA-M | R2-D2 plush | [4] | |
| Soyuz MS-15 | 2019 | Soyuz MS | Suhail plush astronaut | [5] | |
| SpaceX Demo-1 | 2019 | Crew Dragon | Celestial Buddies Earth plush | [6] | |
| SpaceX Demo-2 | 2020 | Crew Dragon | Tremor (sequined dinosaur plush) | [7] | |
| SpaceX Crew-1 | 2020 | Crew Dragon | Grogu plush | [8] | |
| SpaceX Crew-2 | 2021 | Crew Dragon | GuinGuin (penguin plush) | [9] | |
| Inspiration4 | 2021 | Crew Dragon | Jude (plush dog for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital) | [10] | |
| SpaceX Crew-3 | 2021 | Crew Dragon | Pfau (turtle plush) | [11] | |
| SpaceX Crew-4 | 2022 | Crew Dragon | Zippy (turtle plush) and Etta (monkey plush) | [12] | |
| Axiom Mission 1 | 2022 | Crew Dragon | Caramel (plush dog) | [13] | |
| Artemis I | 2022 | Orion | Snoopy plush | [14] | |
| SpaceX Crew-5 | 2022 | Crew Dragon | Albert Einstein plush doll | [15] | |
| SpaceX Crew-6 | 2023 | Crew Dragon | Suhail (second flight) | [16] | |
| Axiom Mission 2 | 2023 | Crew Dragon | GiGi (Build-A-Bear astronaut doll) | [17] | |
| Axiom Mission 3 | 2024 | Crew Dragon | GiGi (second flight) | [18] | |
| Polaris Dawn | 2024 | Crew Dragon | Asteroid (plush Shiba Inu dog) | [19] |
References
- ↑ Yuri Gagarin. Road to the Stars. Foreign Languages Publishing House.
- ↑ "Angry Birds mascot flies to space". Space.com. https://www.space.com/13636-angry-birds-space-launch.html.
- ↑ "Frozen's Olaf flies to space". Space.com. https://www.space.com/28292-frozen-olaf-space-launch.html.
- ↑ "R2-D2 flies to space". Space.com. https://www.space.com/30060-r2-d2-star-wars-space-launch.html.
- ↑ "UAE astronaut mascot Suhail flies to space". CollectSpace. http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-030223a-spacex-crew6-suhail-zero-g-indicator.html.
- ↑ "A well-traveled beagle". NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/well-traveled-beagle/.
- ↑ "Astronauts fly Albert Einstein doll to demo physicist's 'happiest thought'". CollectSpace. http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-100522a-spacex-crew5-einstein-zero-g-indicator.html.
- ↑ "Baby Yoda goes to space on Crew-1". Space.com. https://www.space.com/baby-yoda-spacex-crew-1-zero-g-indicator.html.
- ↑ "SpaceX Crew-2 flies penguin zero-g indicator". Space.com. https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-2-penguin-zero-g-indicator.html.
- ↑ "Inspiration4 zero-g indicator". Space.com. https://www.space.com/inspiration4-zero-g-indicator.html.
- ↑ "SpaceX Crew-3 zero-g indicator revealed". CollectSpace. https://www.collectspace.com/news/news-111121a-spacex-crew3-zero-g-indicator.html.
- ↑ "SpaceX Crew-4 zero-g indicator". Space.com. https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-4-zero-g-indicator.html.
- ↑ "Axiom Ax-1 zero-g indicator". CollectSpace. https://www.collectspace.com/news/news-040822a-axiom-ax1-zero-g-indicator.html.
- ↑ "Snoopy flies aboard Artemis I". NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1-snoopy-zero-g.
- ↑ "Astronauts fly Albert Einstein doll". Space.com. https://www.space.com/spacex-crew5-einstein-zero-g-indicator.
- ↑ "UAE astronaut mascot Suhail flies again". CollectSpace. http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-030223a-spacex-crew6-suhail-zero-g-indicator.html.
- ↑ "GiGi Build-A-Bear flies on Ax-2". Space.com. https://www.space.com/axiom-ax2-zero-g-indicator.
- ↑ "GiGi Build-A-Bear flies on Ax-3". Space.com. https://www.space.com/build-a-bear-gigi-axiom-space-ax3-zero-g-indicator.
- ↑ "Polaris Dawn zero-g indicator". Space.com. https://www.space.com/polaris-dawn-zero-g-indicator.
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