NASA will send a balloon to the Moon if the USA wins the World Cup

The Nasa is ready to send a soccer ball on the Luna if the national team of United States were to win World Cup 2026. The announcement was made by the director of the American space agency, Jared Isaacmanduring an event held yesterday.

For the start of the tournament, the Nasa had already sent an official match ball Fifa at the International Space Station. If the US selection triumphs, the agency would be ready to go further.

The promise for the World Cup

“Come on, national team United Statesdo what it takes!,” he declared Isaacmanpromising to send another ball directly on Luna. The item would be transported together with scientific instruments as part of the American programs which envisage, in the coming years, the creation of a permanent basis on the lunar surface.

The moon base project

“It’s quite light and I think we could handle the volume, so it all depends on the national team,” he explained Carlos Garcia-Galanresponsible Nasa for the project of the future lunar base.