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Plush polar bear with penguin art floats as Fram2 zero-g indicator in polar orbit

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The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit around Earth chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero -g indicator.

The doll also has an image of an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest, referencing the mission's passes over Antartica and the South Pole as well.

Traditionally, the zero g indicator is the crew's first visual signal that they have entered the weightless environment of outer space.

At least two other polar bears have flown.