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NASA responds to Avengers fans' requests to save Tony Stark
Following the release of the Avengers: Endgame trailer, Avengers fans have been jokingly pleading with NASA to save Tony Stark from outer space.
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A still from 'Avengers: Endgame.' (Disney/File)
Marvel Studios released an official trailer for Avengers: Endgame on Dec. 7.
The trailer sees Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) drifting in space on a spaceship with little oxygen reserve left. The situation is a follow-up to the ending of last year’s Avengers: Infinity War, which saw Stark as Iron Man losing a space battle to the villain, Thanos.
Following the release, Avengers fans have been jokingly pleading with NASA to save Tony Stark from outer space. As reported by BBC, some could be found voicing their concern for Stark’s wellbeing to NASA on Twitter.
Hello Mr @NASA can you please rescue Tony Stark he's stuck somewhere in outer space and his food and water supply ran out four days ago his oxygen levels are depleting WE DONT KNOW HOW LONG HE HAS BEFORE HE DRIFTS OFF PLEASE pic.twitter.com/nlsISwYAVK
— 🍑 adie (@yeheypizza) December 9, 2018
Me, knocking on NASA’s front door and asking if I could borrow a ship to go save Tony Stark pic.twitter.com/TaMr18sspw
— Send air and food to Tony Stark pls marvel (@ClevaChloe) December 7, 2018
Surprisingly, on Dec. 9, NASA tweeted a response by directly mentioning Marvel Studios. The aerospace agency also recommended using all resources to scan the skies for Stark.
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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
Marvel Studios continued the playful banter by tweeting, “Appreciate any help you can provide,” as a reply to NASA’s response.
Appreciate any help you can provide 🙏
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 10, 2018
Some fans also pleaded with entrepreneur and engineer Elon Musk to save Stark. The billionaire replied to one of the tweets with “Machete!!”, most likely a reference to his cameo in 2013 action film Machete Kills where he sends Danny Trejo into space.
Machete!!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 9, 2018
Avengers: Endgame is set to hit theaters on April 26 next year. (iru/kes)
