Space & Astronomy

Cosmonauts play football on the space station

By T.K. Randall
June 2, 2018 ·  15 comments

Is zero-gravity football the sport of the future ? Image Credit: NASA / Roscosmos They may be orbiting 400km above the surface of the Earth, but that didn't stop the football-mad pair from celebrating the upcoming event which is set to begin on June 14th in their home country.

In a clip released by the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Artemyev, who is sporting an official FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 T-shirt, can be seen setting up a makeshift goalpost aboard the station.

He and Shkaplerov then do their best to kick and throw a football around in zero-gravity.

The ball used in the video was specially flown up to the space station for the stunt and will be returned to the Earth alongside the two cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz capsule on June 3rd.


Source: Russia Today | Comments (15)

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