{"id":19119,"date":"2016-12-30T20:56:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T12:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/mannequin-challenge-jumps-the-shark-in-zero-g-courtesy-of-space-station-crew\/"},"modified":"2016-12-30T20:56:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T12:56:07","slug":"mannequin-challenge-jumps-the-shark-in-zero-g-courtesy-of-space-station-crew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/mannequin-challenge-jumps-the-shark-in-zero-g-courtesy-of-space-station-crew\/","title":{"rendered":"Mannequin Challenge jumps the shark in zero-G, courtesy of space station crew"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky stays immobile as he floats in a Superman pose for an out-of-this-world Mannequin Challenge. (ESA via Twitter \/ Thomas Pesquet)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Standing still for a Mannequin Challenge video is a faddish feat, but floating still in zero-G raises the degree of difficulty to the level of a true challenge. And the crew of the International Space Station proves they\u2019re up to the task.<\/p>\n

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet served as the film director for the video, which went viral on social media soon after its release on Thursday. On Facebook, Pesquet explained that the video was shot during the six-member crew\u2019s Sunday time off.<\/p>\n

Most of the crew members were able to anchor themselves along the walls of the space station\u2019s modules with their feet, but Russia\u2019s Oleg Novitsky (posing as Superman) and NASA\u2019s Peggy Whitson (with the camera) looked as if they had the hardest jobs \u2013 that is, staying in one place while floating in midair.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe result is kind of sci-fi spooky, don\u2019t you think?\u201d Pesquet wrote.<\/p>\n

One of Pesquet\u2019s fans on Twitter, @FlacoU2P, kicked it up a notch by adding the traditional soundtrack for a Mannequin Challenge, a clip from the song \u201cBlack Beatles.\u201d Flaco ribbed Pesquet in French, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s better with music \u2026 you don\u2019t have Premiere Pro in space?\u201d<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/FlacoU2P\/status\/814550802920521729<\/p>\n

Rae Sremmurd, the hip hop musicians who recorded \u201cBlack Beatles,\u201d got in on the fun. \u201cThis is so crazy,\u201d they tweeted.<\/p>\n

The zero-G Mannequin Challenge has to rank right up there with last month\u2019s White House versions of the stunt. One was done while the Cleveland Cavaliers paid a visit, while the other took place in connection with the Presidential Medal of Freedom awards. See if you can spot Bill Gates. (Hint: He\u2019s not on the Cavaliers.)<\/p>\n