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Nasa astronaut Steve Swanson was called in by United to speak to their academy players
MANCHESTER UNITED’S kids are being taught to reach for the stars . . . by a spaceman.
United called in Nasa astronaut Steve Swanson, who has spent 195 days in space, to speak to their academy players.
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Astronaut Steve Swanson spoke to Manchester United kids
The 57-year-old told them of his experiences in space along with the importance of working as a team.
A source said: “Steve spoke about his own experiences and how important it was to all work together.
“The players seemed to be interested in what he had to say. Hopefully it will boost their hopes.”
Swanson, who is currently on a tour of the UK, took a Manchester United flag into orbit on the Inter- national Space Station in 2014 after being persuaded by a Russian pal, Red Devils fan Alexey Yakovlev.
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It weighed 85g and just crept under the American flight engineer’s “allowance” of 1.5kg.
The flag — which stayed in space for six months, orbiting Earth 2,704 times — was even given its own certificate of authenticity from Nasa confirming it travelled more than 71million miles at 17,500mph.
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