The European Space Agency (ESA)
Astronaut posted a video to the social media platform from the International Space Station on Thursday (May 5), becoming the first-ever TikToker in the final frontier.
Or Perhaps
One of her associates posted it for her on Earth; either way, its in-space elements make it a first.
Cristoforetti Is
Part of SpaceX's Crew-4 mission, which arrived at the orbiting lab on April 27 for a six-month stay.
In The 88-Second TikTok Video
She takes viewers through Crew-4's launch, introducing them to the mission's two zero-g indicators, a plush turtle named Zippy and a stuffed monkey called Etta.
Cristoforetti Says In The Video
"Etta is short for 'scimmietta', which is Italian for 'little monkey,' of course,"
And It's Not Just
Any little monkey; Etta was the first plush toy that Cristoforetti bought for her daughter, Kelsey.
Cristoforetti Also Says That Crew-4's
First few days aboard the station were very busy, as the astronauts sought to learn all they could from the soon-to-depart Crew-3 team.