SpaceX吉祥物 ASTEROID 花费 1.7 亿美元，源自一个未竟的太空梦想

原文標題：《速通 Meme ASTEROID，是如何每一步都踩中傳播節奏點的？》
原文作者：Harbour，Odaily 星球日報

今年 1 月，馬斯克「10 後迷妹」Liv Perrotto 的生命永遠停留在了 15 歲，而她設計的 Asteroid 於今天（4 月 19 日）凌晨被馬斯克正式認可為 SpaceX 吉祥物。同名 Meme SOL 上 ASTEROID 市值短時上漲突破 600 萬美元，ETH 上 ASTEROID 上漲突破 1.7 億美元（律動註：ASTEROID 市值現已回落至 1.26 億美元左右，meme 波動幅度較大，請讀者注意風險）

而上個爆發力恐怖如斯的 Meme，還是 6 個月前的幣安人生。

Asteroid 設計者 Liv Perrotto 的太空夢

Liv Perrotto 出生於 2010 年，從很小的時候起，她就對太空充滿熱情，夢想成為一名宇航員或戰鬥機飛行員。

2021 年 3 月，她感到身體不適，隨後在檢查中發現頸部存在巨大腫瘤，隨後被確診為一種罕見且侵襲性極強的腫瘤疾病，並開啟了一段長達數年的抗癌之路。即便經歷了高強度化療、放療以及多次手術和臨床試驗，在身體與心理上都承受了巨大壓力，她始終保持著對太空的熱愛與樂觀態度。

治療期間，Liv 接觸到了由 SpaceX 推出的 Inspiration4 任務。這是全球首次全平民軌道飛行專案，同時為 St. Jude 兒童研究醫院籌集善款。通過這一契機，Liv 不僅與專案團隊建立聯繫，還在 11 歲生日時受邀與家人一同前往現場觀看發射。這段經歷讓她第一次真正接近太空夢想，也成為她抗癌過程中最重要的精神支持之一。

2022 年初，Liv 接受了一次高風險手術，成功切除腫瘤，並在隨後確認進入緩解期。在此後的兩年多時間裡，她的病情一度穩定，而她與航天領域的聯繫也在不斷加深。

在 SpaceX 後續的 Polaris 專案中，她被邀請參與設計任務中的「零重力指示物」。這是一個會在飛船進入失重狀態時漂浮起來的小玩偶，用於標誌進入太空。Liv 在短時間內完成了設計——一隻名為 Asteroid 的毛絨小柴，靈感來源於她對太空的想象以及對可愛形象的喜愛。

Liv's sketch work "ASTEROID" flying to space with Inspiration4

In 2024, the "Asteroid" designed by her truly entered space with the Polaris Dawn mission, floating in a zero-gravity environment. For her, this was not only the realization of a design, but also a tangible expression of her dream.

During this time, she continued to participate in charity activities, hoping to help other sick children and donating the proceeds from related merchandise to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

However, unexpectedly, in the second half of 2024, Liv's cancer recurred and gradually spread to her lungs, bones, and brain. Despite trying various treatment options, including surgery, immunotherapy, and clinical trials, her condition continued to deteriorate.

In January 2026, Liv entered hospice care with her family by her side, and passed away on January 14 at the age of 15.

During the final stage of her life, she still cared about space, her friends, and family, and never gave up a simple wish—to meet Elon Musk, whom she had always admired.

Originally, Musk had agreed to meet her on the next Starship launch and had tried to arrange a call during her worsening condition. One night, the family received a message that Musk could be contacted that night or the next day. Since it was late, Liv just said, "Let him call back tomorrow, I'm a bit tired." The family later recalled the scene of her "ghosting Musk," still smiling about it.

However, the call the next day was not answered. She didn't get to meet Musk or talk to him. The list of questions she had prepared for this meeting still remains by her bedside.

Liv Perrotto's list of questions prepared for Musk

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On April 17, a user named Glenn Beck posted, retelling this story, not only posting the list of questions from the image above but also directly tagging Musk.

回到故事的源起，Liv Perrotto 畫中的「ASTEROID」，最初只是一個關於太空與夢想的設計。

只是當種種外部因素疊加在一起，一個原本屬於個人的故事，被放大成一個可以被交易、被傳播的敘事，不管最後 ASTEROID 的走勢如何，Liv Perrotto 都將被更多人記住。

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