Frog Photobomb: NASA Rocket Launch Upstaged By Curious Amphibian

A NASA rocket launch is a pretty amazing thing to see. Unless, of course, there’s a frog nearby. A frog photobombed the moon-bound LADEE spacecraft this week and completely stole the show.

How many people are talking about the LADEE spacecraft? Maybe three? How many people are talking about this frog?

“Frog Photobomb” has been trending on sites like Yahoo and Now.MSN.com all day. People just can’t get enough of this silly amphibian.

And in case you were wondering, yes, it’s real. NASA confirmed today that the frog was captured in a single frame by one of the remote cameras at the launch site.

NASA writes: “The photo team confirms the frog is real and was captured in a single frame by one of the remote cameras used to photograph the launch… The condition of the frog, however, is uncertain.”

OK, so the frog is real. Now let’s talk about why the frog was at the launch site.

NASA’s Wallops facility is right next door to the Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge so there are plenty of frogs in the area. Universe Today also notes that the facility “has a pool for the high-volume water deluge system that activates during launches to protect the pad from damage and for noise suppression.”

Which sounds like the perfect place for a frog to hang out.

In case you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the photo of the greatest frog photobomb of all-time.