NASA astronauts play zero-gravity soccer with FIFA World Cup ball aboard the ISS
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Elizabeth Howell
Summary
NASA and ESA astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrated the FIFA World Cup by playing microgravity soccer with an official match ball in the Kibo module. The event, shared on social media, was part of NASA's broader effort to highlight how space research relates to soccer, including studies on aerodynamics and physics conducted on the ISS. The celebration also extended to ground events with Artemis 2 astronauts appearing at a match in Houston.
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· 3 pulledNASA and European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts got the official FIFA World Cup ball rolling, zero-G style, in the Kibo module of the International Space Station.
The orbital laboratory has hosted studies that improve understanding of the aerodynamics and physics of soccer.
The impromptu match, published on X June 20, formed part of NASA's push to explain how space relates to soccer.
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