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NASA vows to send football to Moon if US clinch World Cup
“We’re going to one-up Alan Shepard,” Isaacman vowed. “We’re going to get the soccer ball there.”
“So, a little bit of motivation for the United States here on this one.”
Should the ball actually embark on a lunar journey, it would be transported on a payload including scientific instruments, part of US plans to build a Moon base in the coming years.
“If the United States wins the World Cup, we will absolutely find space,” said Carlos Garcia-Galan, NASA programme manager for the Moon base.
He noted the tough road the players could face before such an achievement, but said the ball was light enough to make the trip.
“It’s all on the US men’s national team, so good luck,” Garcia-Galan said.