The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.

Two artists prowled Britain in search of stuffed polar bears -- and uncovered 34 of the proud Arctic icons discarded in stockrooms or languishing in stately homes.

The Fram2 crew selected a plush polar bear with an emperor penguin art embroidered on its chest to be their "zero-g indicator" on the first human spaceflight to enter a polar orbit around Earth ...