Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Americans Defeat Russians in First Space Quidditch Match

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 1, 2007 is “Americans Defeat Russians in First Space Quidditch Match,” an image. It is credited to Credit: STS-92 Crew , NASA. The original explanation runs about 98 words.

Americans Defeat Russians in First Space Quidditch Match
Credit: STS-92 Crew , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the 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.”

— APOD editors, April 1, 2007

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 1, 2007
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: STS-92 Crew , NASA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 98 words

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