Can astronauts go to catch Pokemon?

Recently, we are no stranger to the scene of people on the streets stopping and gathering at many places on the road. They stopped to play Pokemon Go , a fever-causing game around the world in the past. We play Pokemon Go on the ground is obvious, so can astronauts play this virtual reality game in the universe?

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Can astronauts play Pokemon Go in space?

This is also the question posed by Space - an astronomical magazine -. Let's find the answer to this interesting question.

"No, astronauts can't play this game," said Dan Huot, a NASA spokesperson. By internet connection on ISS space station unstable.

In addition, the Internet transmits to the space station through a computer, and devices such as smartphones or tablets cannot be connected. Exactly, it is difficult to say if you want to install a game to your computer.

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The truth is not playing. So we try to put the assumption that play is gone, what will the experience be like, is there anything different than playing in Earth?

To play Pokemon need to use Google Maps and GPS system to locate your phone. Based on that, players will have to move really to be able to catch Pokemon. For Pokemon to appear, you need to move at a speed of less than 20km / h.

With this criterion, astronauts will never catch any Pokemon, except for the 3 starter ones available. Because the speed of the ISS Space Station is so fast - about 8km / s enough for it to revolve around the Earth within 90 minutes.

And of course hatching and gym games won't happen, because there are Pokémon that can't fight.

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However, there is still a bit of opportunity for astronauts. This is the ISS server IP address will only appear at one point on Google Maps, not . rotate according to the available speed.

If the place is a Pokestop (station in the game), they still have a chance to get the ball, catch a few Pokemon, level up . But gym and incubation is still impossible.

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In short, playing Pokemon in the universe is nothing interesting and interesting.