It would question the authenticity of the launch or of space travel. Some people think the earth is a closed system and there is no such thing as outer space. Some people also think the earth is flat. Go figure.
As someone who worked with NASA and have people I know working in NASA, the views that earth is a closed system with no such thing as outer space. Or that the earth is flat are wrong. Observational science has and does prove that space is real, and the earth is not flat.
Even if it were a mouse, what's the issue? It will die after a few minutes if it were one.
It would question the authenticity of the launch or of space travel. Some people think the earth is a closed system and there is no such thing as outer space. Some people also think the earth is flat. Go figure.
As someone who worked with NASA and have people I know working in NASA, the views that earth is a closed system with no such thing as outer space. Or that the earth is flat are wrong. Observational science has and does prove that space is real, and the earth is not flat.