Although it was only briefly seen during the live webcast of its launch, the Fram2 mission's zero-gravity indicator was instantly recognizable. The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit around Earth ...

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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 — a plush white *polar* bear. But given that the four-member Fram2 crew is not only ...