Asteroid Shiba (ASTEROID) gained over 45,000% in 24 hours while Asteroid Bot (ASTEROIDBOT) rallied 15% in the same timeframe. The rally followed Elon Musk’s response to a viral post linking the token to SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission.

The move started after radio host Glenn Beck shared Liv Perrotto’s story. The teenager designed a plush Shiba Inu named Asteroid.

The Asteroid flew as the zero-gravity indicator on SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission in 2024. Perrotto passed away from cancer, leaving behind a list of unanswered questions for Musk.

Among her questions was whether Asteroid could become SpaceX’s official mascot.

Musk responded with “Will answer shortly,” and speculative traders moved within minutes. One meme…