ASTRONAUTS TO HOLD SUMMER OLYMPICS IN SPACE

The astronauts' schedule may not allow any time for re-enacting the Olympics, NASA officials now say, although the crew will be kept abreast of the games and their home countries' medal counts.

To mark the upcoming Olympic Games in London, a crew of astronauts due to launch to the space station this summer is planning an orbital sporting event for the occasion.

NASA astronaut Sunita (Suni) Williams, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency spaceflyer Akihiko Hoshide and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko are due to launch July 14 to the International Space Station.

Their planned four-month stay in space will overlap with the London 2012 Olympics July 27 to Aug. 12, so the sporty spaceflyers have something up their sleeves to celebrate the event.

Source:http://news.discovery.com/adventure/space-station-olympics-astronauts-120618.html