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Expedition 69 Flight Engineers play chess with NASA mission controllers

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Mark A. Garcia

Apr 21, 2023
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Expedition 69 Flight Engineers play chess with NASA mission controllers
Expedition 69 Flight Engineers play chess with NASA mission controllers

iss069e003900 (April 17, 2023) — NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Woody Hoburg (center) makes a move during a space-to-ground chess tournament with mission controllers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Watching Hoburg are (from left) fellow flight engineers Frank Rubio of NASA, Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates), and Stephen Bowen of NASA. Hoburg is a chess fan and set up a chess tournament with mission controllers with each side having their own chess board and typically making one or two moves a day during their busy schedules.