#internationalspacestation – by @nimblenews on Instagram
Ellison Onizuka, one of the seven astronauts killed in the Challenger disaster, brought the ball along with him. His daughter’s soccer team at Clear Lake High School in Houston had signed and presented it to him, and he’d promised to take it into space. For three decades, it’s been on display at the high school. Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, whose son attends the same school, offered to personally bring the ball with him to the International Space Station to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the tragedy and complete the mission.