Fox highlights NASA's role in Houston with interviews from space

NASA has been a major theme of Fox's pregame show, given that Houston, nicknamed “Space City,” is famous for having the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.

In fact, one of the cooler features of the show so far was a live interview with two astronauts with rooting interests in the Super Bowl from the International Space Station while traveling at 17,500 miles per hour.

Peggy Whitson, the flight engineer, wore a New England Patriots Jersey while flight commander Shane Kimbrough wore an Atlanta Falcons Jersey.

“Almost all my sports information comes from my son,” said Kimbrough, who has been in space for 109 days. “I do get a few sports shows sent up to me and they keep me updated by e-mail.”

Kimbrough did a zero-gravity somersault, mimicking his celebration if the Falcons win the game.

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