Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS), including NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonauts, participated in Olympic-themed activities in zero gravity to celebrate the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The astronauts organized their own mock Summer Games with events like discus throwing, shotputting, gymnastics, sprints, strength demonstrations, and carrying an "Olympic torch."
The astronauts, except for two, are serving a typical six-month mission on the ISS. The outstanding two astronauts arrived on Boeing's Starliner capsule for a planned weeklong stay, which has been extended due to spacecraft issues.
The 2024 Summer Olympics were hosted in Paris and other French locations, with the opening ceremony taking place on the Seine River, the first time in Summer Games history that the ceremony was held outside a stadium.
Greece led athletes from nearly 200 countries in the Parade of Nations on boats during the opening ceremony.
Sources: Sky News, Times of India, Times Now, Eastern Mirror, Khaleej Times, The Print, NewsBytes, Latestly, Space.com
This article was written in collaboration with Generative AI news company Alchemiq.
