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US astronaut to take her 3-year-old's cuddly rabbit into space

Jessica Meir will carry her three-year-old daughter’s stuffed rabbit to the ISS on Crew-12 to share photos of its space adventures with her family.

  • American astronaut Jessica Meir will take her 3-year-old daughter's stuffed rabbit into space when she goes to the International Space Station next week.
  • It's customary for astronauts to take small personal items to keep close during their months-long stint in space.
  • Meir reflected on the challenges of being away from her young daughter for around eight months but hopes it will inspire her child.
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US astronaut to take her 3-year-old's cuddly rabbit into space

When the next mission to the International Space Station blasts off from Florida next week, a special keepsake will be hitching a ride: a small stuffed rabbit.

US astronaut Jessica Meir plans to take a plush rabbit to the International Space Station (ISS). "It belongs to my three-year-old daughter," the astronaut, who is scheduled to launch into space on Wednesday with Crew-12, revealed at a press conference on Sunday. Her daughter also received a second rabbit as a gift, which "will stay down here with her," the 48-year-old said. The other one will "constantly have adventures" on the ISS and send phot…

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KULR-TV broke the news in Billings, United States on Sunday, February 8, 2026.
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