The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a fictional universe, separate from our own reality, where superheroes of immense power, cosmic beings, and technology beyond our widest dreams exists as normal, everyday occurrences. In our reality, there is no such thing a magic, people don’t have super powers, aliens don’t exist (that we know of…), and nanotechnology is only in its infancy stages. So, in turn, we use this fictional universe of the MCU in these movies as a form of escapism, a departure from our mundane existence into a realm of fantastical possibilities. However, from time to time, this fictional universe breaks the 4th wall a bit, and creates a “meta” moments. And, thanks to the record breaking trailer for the newly titled Avengers: Endgame and the government space division, NASA, we just got one of those moments.
For the person who is living under a rock and didn’t see the trailer, it opens with a desolate Tony Stark recording a final message to his love, Pepper Potts, as he is stranded out in space. It seems like there is zero chance of rescue. This is where NASA comes in. Over on Twitter, NASA, not one to pass up a good chance at a laugh, offered up some advice as to how Stark could be rescued. And, not one to miss a thing, some fans noticed a name tag of “THOR” with a mini Mjolnir next to it, which NASA responded in kind.
Hey @Marvel, we heard about Tony Stark. As we know, the first thing you should do is listen in mission control for “@Avengers, we have a problem.” But if he can’t communicate, then we recommend ground teams use all resources to scan the skies for your missing man pic.twitter.com/zavXrsPljq
— NASA (@NASA) December 9, 2018
The THermal Operations and Resource (THOR) officer is truly one of Mission Control’s mightiest heroes. They ensure the operation of multiple @Space_Station subsystems which collect, distribute & reject heat from critical equipment and payloads for the success of the mission
— NASA (@NASA) December 9, 2018
NASA understands the impact the MCU has on fans and its immense popularity. They even named a new constellation after the Hulk. So, it’s no surprise, but with much enjoyment, that NASA has offered some advice to retrieving Iron Man from space.
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