Players cry, Boeing Starliner spaceship brings “Kerbal Space Program” doll to the International Space Station – yqqlm

IT House reported on May 22 that after a series of stumblings, the Boeing Starliner spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station at 20:28 US Eastern Time on May 20 (8:28 Beijing Time on May 21).

According to Engadget, when astronauts on the International Space Station opened the Starliner’s hatch, they found a surprise inside the spacecraft:A doll of the character Jebediah Kerman from the game Kerbal Space Program.

“Kerbal Space Program” is a very hardcore space sandbox simulation game, which was officially released in 2015. Players will lead the space program of the alien race “Kerbals”. very high profile. Jeb is a character that Kerbal Space Program players are very familiar with and is one of the game’s four initial characters.

IT House learned that Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin carried a small doll with him during the first manned spaceflight. An unwritten agreement that when astronauts enter a microgravity environment, the doll can float.

According to reports, before the Starliner spacecraft docked with the International Space Station, Boeing did not reveal the existence of the Jeb doll to the astronauts, just to surprise them. A Boeing spokesperson said the Kerbal Space Program doll was chosen to represent the passion of many on the Starliner engineering team for the game and the science, technology, engineering and math it teaches players. (STEM) courses.