Bulldog 'Astronaut' Gets NASA's Stamp of Approval
That's one small boop for the pup; one giant boop for pupkind. 🐾🚀
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This is Nellie. She's an astronaut. Please don't interrupt her spacewalk. 13/10
Overview
A screenshot of two tweets from X.com. The first tweet, posted by WeRateDogs (@dog_rates) on 4/6/20, features a photo of a brown bulldog named Nellie walking on grass with a large, transparent bubble surrounding her head, humorously framed as an 'astronaut' on a 'spacewalk.' The caption reads: 'This is Nellie. She's an astronaut. Please don't interrupt her spacewalk. 13/10' (a signature WeRateDogs over-10 rating). Below this, a reply tweet from NASA (@NASA) on the same date references Neil Armstrong's famous moon landing quote, adapting it to: 'That's one small boop for the pup; one giant boop for pupkind.' accompanied by a paw print and rocket emoji. The tweets have engagement metrics: 682 comments, 32K retweets, and 261K likes for WeRateDogs' post, and 148 comments, 4.4K retweets, and 65K likes for NASA's reply.
Origin notes
The image originates from X.com (formerly Twitter), as indicated by the platform's interface elements (tweet layout, username handles, verification badges, and engagement icons). WeRateDogs, a popular account known for rating dogs with humorous captions, created the original content by pairing a photo of a bulldog with a bubble (likely a soap bubble or similar) with astronaut-themed text. NASA's reply is an official, lighthearted engagement with the post, leveraging the spacewalk premise for a playful reference to historical space exploration.
