After being the first nation in the World to successfully put a dog and a woman in space Russia have chalked up another first.They are the first nation to put a World Cup Ball into space.Two astronauts, a cosmonaut and and a World Cup Ball blasted off on Wednesday for a two-day flight to the International Space Station.
Talk about ball-dly going where no ball has gone before.
The ball will be brought back and will be used in the opening game of World Cup 2018.(Russia v/s Saudi Arabia)