Best space photos of the week: Little Earth plush toy at ISS

Antonia Jaramillo
Florida Today

When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed there would be a "super high-tech zero-g indicator" aboard the Crew Dragon capsule, the Celestial Buddies Earth-shaped plush toy sold out almost instantaneously across the planet.

Now, after a week in space, the tiny, round figure is set to continue staying aboard the International Space Station with the Expedition 58 crew until NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley retrieve it during SpaceX's Demo-2 mission scheduled no earlier than July. 

From lifting weights with astronauts to candlelight dinners with other plush toys, take a look back at Little Earth's first week in space. 

Contact Jaramillo at 321-242-3668 or antoniaj@floridatoday.com. Follow her on Twitter at @AntoniaJ_11.

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