Americans Just Took on Russia in Outer Space ’s First Badminton Game

Elon Musk may have caught a ton of headlines Tuesday with SpaceX’s launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket, but aboard the International Space Station (ISS), another first was also taking place: Space’s first badminton game.
American astronauts teamed up with Russian cosmonauts and a Japanese astronaut to make the game happen. Playing in zero gravity reportedly involved adding a new layer of “space rules” to the game.
A few videos of the experience made their way onto Twitter:

На борту Международной космической станции впервые в истории прошел турнир по бадминтону 🏸 – https://t.co/QxUFzpcowP. pic.twitter.com/UtdCNR0ghl
— РОСКОСМОС (@roscosmos) February 6, 2018

Only in space: Cosmonauts face off against astronauts for the inaugural title of space badminton champion aboard the International Space Station. @roscosmos @NASA @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/BSwtniq2sz
— Cormac Walsh (@CormacWalsh) February 6, 2018

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Source: TIME: Science - February 7, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Emily Price Tags: Uncategorized astronauts badminton international space station iss NASA onetime space travel sporting events Sports Source Type: news