World Cup Bet in Space: On Thursday, June 26, the space station crew got a chance to catch up on the action at the 2014 World Cup games in Brazil as the U.S. team took on Germany. With Germany winning, U.S. astronauts Steve Swanson and Reid Wiseman paid up on a friendly wager made with their German crewmate, European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, to shave their heads. After the match, Gerst posted this photo to Twitter, saying "Mission accomplished" and thanking the German and U.S. soccer teams for a fun evening in space. Image Credit: NASA/ESA #nasa #spacestation #iss #germany #esa #space #worldcup #usmnt #usa #ger #usavsgermany