Jackie Robinson remembered in outer space by astronaut Terry Virts
Wednesday is Jackie Robinson Day, when every player in MLB wears No. 42 and Robinson is honored as a baseball trailblazer. While we’re used to seeing Robinson remembered on the field every April 15, he’s also being honored in one place we’ve never seen before.
And it’s not so much a baseball field as it is an entire galaxy.
Yep, that’s Terry Virts, the commander of NASA’s Expedition 43 aboard the International Space Station. He’s an avid baseball fan (he lists it as an interest before astronomy on his official NASA bio). The floating baseball is a nice touch.
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While wearing a Jackie Robinson jersey in space is cool, it’s hardly the only cool baseball-in-space thing that Virts has done. He’s also been photographing different MLB cities from the International Space Station and sharing them on social media.
And for good measure, this is how you celebrate opening day in space.
Probably goes without saying at this point, but Terry Virts is a pretty righteous dude.
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