HOUSTON — Whipping through space, Jeremy Hansen peered out the window of the Artemis II Orion capsule, seeing Earth as it rose beyond the moon’s edge. He couldn’t help but pause in awe.
In just that single, floating sphere, was everything everyone has ever loved, known, and for all but a few, ever dreamed of. A minuscule percentage of people ever get the chance to play at a World Cup—and far fewer get to wear their country’s badge in space.