NASA is truly ready for some football! <\/p>\n
In a new video, NASA employees and affiliates virtually toss a football from space to various centers across the United States to celebrate the Super Bowl, as well as NASA's journey to Mars. <\/p>\n
The Super Bowl will play Sunday (Feb. 5) at NRG Stadium in Houston, also home to NASA's Johnson Space Center, where astronauts train for space.[NASA Goes to Super Bowl 2017 (Photos)] <\/p>\n
A NASA astronaut poses with Pat Patriot, mascot of the New England Patriots, during a visit to Mission Control in Houston at Johnson Space Center ahead of Super Bowl LI. The Patriots will face off against the Atlanta Falcons during the big game. <\/p>\n
The video begins with Shane Kimbrough, Expedition 50 commander, holding a football. \"To all of you back on Earth in the Super Bowl city of Houston, welcome,\" he says. \"We hope you enjoy our great city and have a fabulous Super Bowl week.\" <\/p>\n
Kimbrough then tosses the football off camera, and the next scene shows a football landing in the hands of NASA astronaut Victor Glover, on a treadmill in NASA's countermeasure training laboratory in Houston. From there, the football passes to people all over the United States. <\/p>\n
Some of the places the football lands includes: <\/p>\n
Viewers are also treated to football facts, such as: <\/p>\n
So if you watch the big game today, take a moment to think about what a future Super Bowl might be like in space. <\/p>\n
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