'Star Wars' Fans Notice An Adorable Addition To The New Space Station Crew

It's as if millions of voices suddenly cried out, "Aww!"
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This is the way ... to the International Space Station.

Eagle-eyed “Star Wars” fans spotted an adorable addition to the crew that launched into space on Sunday: The Child, better known as Baby Yoda.

The four astronauts onboard used a plush toy of the beloved character from the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian” to determine whether they had reached zero gravity:

Watch the flight video closely and you’ll see Baby Yoda make a few cameos, floating among the crew:

SpaceX has a history of using adorable zero-gravity indicators, including a plush anthropomorphic Earth last year and a stuffed dinosaur during the company’s first crewed launch earlier this year.

The Crew Dragon capsule is set to dock with the ISS on Monday.

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