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APOD: 2007 April 1- Americans Defeat Russians in First Space Quidditch Match
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Credit & Copyright: STS-92 Crew,
NASA
Explanation:
A historic first Space
Quidditch match came to a
spectacular conclusion last night as astronaut
Michael Lopez-Alegria caught the
Golden Snitch to give the Americans a hard fought victory over the Russians.
"The Russians used brilliant strategy, but only
NASA
had the T2KQMU (Thunderbolt 2000 Quidditch Maneuvering Unit)," commented
Lopez-Alegria, pictured above squeezing the elusive
Golden Snitch in his left hand.
Happy
April Fools Day
from the folks at
APOD.
In reality, Astronauts
Jeff Wisoff and Lopez-Alegria are
shown space-walking in 2001 October during a
space shuttle mission to help build the
International Space Station.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
Specific
rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.