The official FIFA World Cup ball went to space 🛰️⚽️ Soccer balls need to move predictably, so sports engineers careful…
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The official FIFA World Cup ball went to space 🛰️⚽️ Soccer balls need to move predictably, so sports engineers carefully measure and optimize their center of mass and balance. This year, the @ISS crew recreated a 2019 experiment with the adidas 2026 Trionda to show the effect of good and bad balance in footballs. The findings from these experiments have improved our understanding of how embedded tech, like match-ball sensors, can influence ball performance during play. Helping to improve the…