The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit around Earth chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator — a plush white *polar* bear ... of an emperor penguin embroidered on ...

Polar Bear (a cuddly Currivan) and Penguin (a suave Curley) are characterised by opposition. One is big, one is small. One is furry, one is slick. One has paws, one has flippers. One gobbles up ...

The Fram2 polar bear with its penguin embroidery will fly with the mission's four astronauts as they span the distance between the North and South poles every 46 minutes. After spending about ...