It’s official that Super Bowl LVIII has arrived in space.
Two NASA astronauts have apparently tossed an old pigskin around the International Space Station in preparation for the big showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers today (Feb. 11) in Las Vegas.
Doing some recaps before #SuperBowl Sunday 🏈 pic.twitter.com/ATM6hJXW8aFebruary 10, 2024
“Get some replays before Super Bowl Sunday.” NASA wrote in X (Previous Twitter) February 10 Expedition 70 astronauts Yasmin Mogbeli and Loral O’Hara share a short video of themselves throwing a soccer ball to the station.
In the first videoIn the film, which lasts just four seconds without sound, Mookbelly throws a soccer ball at the camera while O’Hara floats weightlessly with a microphone at his side. It’s a harrowing throw-down as the two are in a crowded unit at a train station surrounded by laptops, cables and other devices.
Mogbeli can be seen smiling as the soccer ball bounces off-screen and floats back. NASA later uploaded a file Longer version of the video With a quick reference to famous singer Taylor Swift in a relationship with football player Travis Kelce. Kelce played for the victorious Kansas City Chiefs team.
O’Hara joked that new Kansas City Chiefs fans are “getting up to speed” with Swift’s newfound interest in the game, as they recently started watching football. Mogbeli also held her hand in a heart shape, which Swift has been doing on stage since her 2009-2010 “Fearless” tour. (The National Football League also used the heart emoji in some ads, as a little Easter egg for Swift.)
Swift’s music has entered space at least once aboard the CubeSat launched in 2018 by a group of teenagers from Idaho. UPI SAGAR. Representatives from the North Idaho STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Academy compiled a copy of the album. 1989 On the satellite with Swift’s signature on the side. UPI reported that Swift personally sent the song to the group.
Astronauts weren’t the only ones in attendance at the Super Bowl before tonight’s game. Canadian Space Agency He released a short video about X His robot Dextrous appears in the station building wearing a soccer referee’s jersey. In the animated clip, the robot raises its arms in a landing gesture as the crowd rushes by.
“The new referee has a great view from space!” The Canadian Space Agency wrote in a post
A new referee has a wonderful view from space! 🏈 Dexter, the Canadian robot assistant @Space_Station, wishes you a great Super Bowl LVIII this Sunday! @NFL #SBLVIII pic.twitter.com/JGBgjTwDsyFebruary 9, 2024
NASA has had Super Bowl encounters before.
In 2017, Houston—home to NASA’s Mission Control and Johnson Space Center—hosted a Super Bowl LI game between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons (spoiler alert: the Patriots won 34 to 28), and NASA held a space celebration. Themed Super Bowl. Live experiences and tasting rooms for regular season NFL football and more.
In 2010, the first coin toss for Super Bowl XLIV was conducted with a coin flown into space, and NASA even hired a former NFL football player as an astronaut: Leland Melvin was drafted as a wide receiver by the Detroit Lions in 1986 and was He ended his playing career with the Dallas Cowboys a year later after being injured.
Melvin joined NASA in 1998 and participated in two space shuttle missions before retiring from NASA in 2014.
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 8:25 a.m. EST with a longer video and a reference to Taylor Swift.
