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January 5th, 2022
An alliance of experts in space, sports and the entertainment industry are designing and developing original games exclusively for zero or micro-gravity playing fields.
The group has already singled out a number of prospective game concepts, from guiding a magnetic ball through hoops in space to space dodge ball between opposing teams, as well as racing the clock to tie an increasingly-complicated series of knots while tethered to a teammate.
Visionary artist, Pat Rawlings, sees the moon’s one sixth gravity as an excellent environment for athletic competitions that are hampered by Earth’s stifling and ever-tugging gravity.
Credit: NASA/Pat Rawlings
Watch this space! The International Space Station has prompted an array of “sporting ideas” for fun and relaxation.
Credit: NASA
For more information, go to my new Space.com story — “Let the space games begin! Ideas for off-Earth sports move to center court – Space dodge ball would be pretty fun,” at
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