--- title: "Man Boops Snoot of NASA Space Shuttle" description: "Need a reminder that the world's not all bad? Here's a super cute photo involving a NASA space shuttle." date: "2022-02-24" modified: "2022-02-24" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-shuttle-boop" categories: - "NASA" - "Space" tags: - "NASA" - "space shuttle" - "Spaceflight" - "the digest" --- # Man Boops Snoot of NASA Space Shuttle ![Need a reminder that the world's not all bad? Here's a super cute photo involving a NASA space shuttle.]() *\Image: NASA\* ## D'Awww Some days, you just need to be reminded of the good in the world — and today, that reminder comes in the form of an unlikely photo of a NASA space shuttle. It's unclear which NASA shuttle Twitter user and obvious spaceflight enthusiast @McOfficialPlays booped on the snoot in this awesome photo, but as one responder noted, [it was indeed epic](). Whomst among us, if given the opportunity to boop a shuttle on its gigantic snoot, wouldn't take it? Anyone who says they wouldn't would be a liar — or very boring. https://twitter.com/McOfficialPlays/status/1496596669118533640 ## Boldy Go Though this may be the first times anyone's thought to boop a shuttle's snoot (or "snuttle," if you're feeling fancy) and take a picture of it, it's the latest in a long line of adorable photos taken with — and in more recent cases, by — spacecraft. Take, for example, the somewhat trippy selfie taken by NASA engineers who photographed themselves in the [golden mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope]() before it left terran shores. https://twitter.com/jeremyjojola/status/1477675080083599360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1477675080083599360%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffuturism.com%2Fthe-byte%2Fnasa-selfie-james-webb-mirrors Since its launch, the [JWST has taken its own selfie](), which are almost as cute as the ones taken by [China's Zhurong Mars rover](). https://twitter.com/haygenwarren/status/1455637453583360001 Space is, of course, the final frontier — but as we deal with overwhelming conflict here on Earth, every once in a while we get these really sweet reminders that the machinery we built to send to the stars is pretty adorable too. **More cute spacecraft:** *[India Is Testing a Spacecraft That Looks Like a Tiny NASA Space Shuttle]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()