ISS Commander Plays Alabama Fight Song from Space

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Even the International Space Station is abuzz about the BCS Championship game. NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, who is the current commander of the station, is a Notre Dame alumnus, and he’s been having some fun with the ground team at the Payload Operations Center in Huntsville, Ala. Ford works with the team in Alabama to accomplish science experiments. After weeks of friendly banter, Ford told his colleagues he had a special selection from his iTunes library and in the spirit of good sportsmanship he played the Alabama Crimson Tide fight song. “Yea Alabama” echoed through space on its way to Earth. Although today, Ford reaffirmed his allegiance to the Irish by playing Notre Dame’s fight song. Ford and his fellow crewmates will be watching the game from more than 200 miles up in space.