Coinciding with the New Year’s celebration from 220 miles above the ground, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) recreated the moment of the fall of a landmark ball in their own unique fashion. While the New York City tradition sees a giant crystal ball descend down a flagpole at midnight, in the ‘space edition’ of the tradition astronauts “let down” a globe in zero gravity. A video of the Expedition 64 crew wishing people a Happy New Year as they float inside their “lab” has now surfaced on the internet.
Recreating the famous tradition
Shared on Twitter by the official page of the International Space Station (ISS), the video features the team of five members extending greetings at New Year time. “One of the most famous New Year’s Eve traditions is watching the ball fall at Times Square,” a member begins by saying.
However, they maintain that, since they were zero gravity conditions, they have created their own version. They also said that one of the main aims behind it was to encourage people to celebrate the event in their own ways. As they say this, a ball lowers the globe, which rises instantly without a drag. After that, the team members themselves start navigating as the video ends.
How can you “drop” a ball when there are no ups or downs? The Exp 64 team sends New Year greetings to everyone on Earth and creates their own Times Square tradition. pic.twitter.com/et4tnNEIHD
– International Space Station (@Space_Station) 30 December 2020
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Since its sharing, the unique pastime of the famous tradition has won people’s hearts. It has not been watched over 75 thousand times but a band of ideas from passionate netizens has also been raised. “Because gravity attracts bulky objects to objects with more mass. And a Happy New Year to you all too!,” Wrote a user.
“I’d like to see you show us a video of what happens to free-floating objects in the ISS when doing station fire. Assuming you have measured the forces, what is the range of “Gs”? .01 G ?, “Write another user.
Very nice. How appropriate for the year 202 where life management has been uncertain for many. Happy New Year ISS team!
– Larry Clark (@ LarryCl22272087) 30 December 2020
Good work Actornauts. It would be great if you were in space and not in that deceptive position built into a 747 bolt up and down giving zero gravity effect, I like how he said “zero gravity” with air values.
– Mike Caridy (@MCaridy) 31 December 2020
Very nice. How appropriate for the year 202 where life management has been uncertain for many. Happy New Year ISS team!
– Larry Clark (@ LarryCl22272087) 30 December 2020
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