experience. She shared gameplay tips live with the Baseball Hall of Fame, during a live conversation on Tuesday .
"The biggest difference is that we just don't have gravity, so everything floats, but you can swing a bat as hard as you can swing it," Epps said during the conversation, which was broadcast on NASA Television. "You can still ... swing a baseball bat in space, and you could toss a ball, and you can even get it to spin so that you can get it to curve and spin," she said."So as the baseball spins, it'll get a little lift, and you can basically toss it however you like."NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps speaks with the Baseball Hall of Fame from the International Space Station on June 25, 2024.
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps works to capture the shadow of the moon during a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, while working on the International Space Station.Epps, the second Black woman astronaut to conduct a long-duration space mission, also spoke about the importance of a positive mindset on the field, whether during a game or during life. , Ph.D., is a staff writer in the spaceflight channel since 2022 covering diversity, education and gaming as well.