In case you didn’t know, SpaceX, a commercial spacecraft and rocket company, made the second successful ISS docking using their Dragon supply spacecraft. This is beyond cool to say the least. The spacecraft is passing test after test and could one day fly astronauts not only to the ISS but on missions into low earth orbit. Have I mentioned how cool this is?
Notice I said astronauts. To take the title of a very funny movie from the 1990’s: “What about Bob?”
The Dragon is not crew rated yet… meaning, no live human passengers (I’ll assume no un-live ones either). But what about me? If the weight is a concern, I’ll go on a diet. If the life support is a concern, I’ll take some scuba gear and hold my breath every other breath. I would love to be the first squirrel in outer space. Not a cartoon… for real.
But, the media has a field day with squirrels. We’re nearly always to blame for some power outage…to be fair, it’s nearly always true… but why label an entire species because of a few fried idiots?
I’d promise Space X I wouldn’t touch a thing. I’ll train myself to keep my curiosity at bay and my hands to myself. Any Space X people out there, hook a squirrel up!
