Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Astronaut Andrew Morgan leads 'The Rocket' cheer from space ahead of Army-Navy Game

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Jesse Reed | Last updated 12/14/19

In preparation for the biggest game of the season for the Army Black Knights, former West Point graduate and current astronaut Andrew Morgan did the “The Rocket” cheer from space.

Morgan shared the following video on Friday, which showed him doing the cheer from the International Space Station orbiting the planet.

Tomorrow my alma mater, @WestPoint_USMA squares off in one of the biggest college rivalries of the year, a tradition more than a century old, the 120th @ArmyNavyGame. Here’s a “rocket” cheer from @Space_Station. #GoArmy! #BEATNAVY!!! #ArmyInSpace pic.twitter.com/coEl42NYS4
— Andrew Morgan (@AstroDrewMorgan) December 13, 2019

Then on Saturday, before the 120th Army-Navy Game, the cadets attending did the cheer while Morgan’s video played on the big screen.

The Army-Navy rivalry is literally out of this world: West Point graduate @AstroDrewMorgan shows his support for Army from the International Space Station pic.twitter.com/txxXnasMef
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 14, 2019

That’s pretty amazing. Technology is awesome in that it has the power to bring the world closer together. And in this case, it helped Morgan come together with thousands to celebrate “America’s Game” while living life off the planet.

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

More must-reads: