MANILA, Philippines — Tony Stark being stranded in space without food, water or air in the “Avengers: Endgame” trailer stirred the emotions of many Marvel fans.
Screengrab from Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame – Official Trailer
But fans don’t need to fret as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) chimed in with some advice on how to bring Iron Man home safely.
“Hey @Marvel, we heard about Tony Stark,” tweeted official NASA Twitter account on Monday.
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
NASA directed Marvel to listen for a signal from Stark saying “Avengers, we have a problem.”
However, if they don’t receive a word from Stark, the space agency recommends “ground teams use all resources to scan the skies for your missing man.”
With NASA’s advice, Marvel doesn’t seem to be giving up on saving Stark, saying: “Appreciate any help you can provide.”
Appreciate any help you can provide 🙏
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 10, 2018
The exchange did not end yet as one eagle-eyed fan zoomed the image of NASA’s control room and spotted Thor’s hammer.
https://twitter.com/frunkad/status/1071826116501880832
NASA explained in a separate tweet that it is “the THermal Operations and Resource (THOR),” one of Mission Control’s “mightiest heroes.”
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
THOR, according to NASA, “ensure the operation of multiple @Space_Station subsystems which collect, distribute & reject heat from critical equipment and payloads for the success of the mission.”
Whether Tony Stark will actually make it home with or without NASA’s help can be found out when “Avengers: Endgame” hits theaters in April 2019. /jpv
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