Gopher Launched To Stardom In Rocket Video

A video of a gopher living under a rocket launch pad in Kazakhstan has become a new internet hit.

The YouTube video called "He lives at Baikonur cosmodrome" has been watched by more than 140,000 people - with 50,000 viewing it on Wednesday night alone.

The footage was shot by a cameraman working for the official Russian space agency.

He left his camera near to the gopher's hole while preparing for another rocket launch at the world-famous Baikonur site.

The cosmodrome is the only site for spacecraft bound for the International Space Station.

The confused animal can be seen inspecting the camera - at one point trying to bite the lens. At other times the creature is seen staring at the launch pad and ducking vehicles travelling overhead.





http://news.sky.com/story/962336/gopher-launched-to-stardom-in-rocket-video

wyatt1 wrote:A video of a gopher living under a rocket launch pad in Kazakhstan has become a new internet hit.

The YouTube video called "He lives at Baikonur cosmodrome" has been watched by more than 140,000 people - with 50,000 viewing it on Wednesday night alone.

The footage was shot by a cameraman working for the official Russian space agency.

He left his camera near to the gopher's hole while preparing for another rocket launch at the world-famous Baikonur site.

The cosmodrome is the only site for spacecraft bound for the International Space Station.

The confused animal can be seen inspecting the camera - at one point trying to bite the lens. At other times the creature is seen staring at the launch pad and ducking vehicles travelling overhead.





http://news.sky.com/story/962336/gopher-launched-to-stardom-in-rocket-video

did it survive the launch??? or was it lunch