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The ball ‘drops up’ in New Year’s video from International Space Station crew – KARE11.com
Without gravity, the New Year’s ‘ball drop’ looked a little different for astronauts in space.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station released a festive New Year’s video, complete with a zero-gravity “ball drop.”
Five of the seven astronauts currently on the station as part of Expedition 64– Kate Rubins, Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Soichi Noguchi, and Michael Hopkins– appeared in the video which was posted on the station’s social media pages on Wednesday.
The group wished viewers a happy new year and released a blow-up model of Earth, which floated to the ceiling.
“One…
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