Usain Bolt floats to victory racing astronauts in zero gravity environment

Thursday, September 13, 2018
FRANCE (KTRK) -- The fastest man on Earth put his speed to the test in zero-gravity.

And as it turns out, he's pretty quick in space too.
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Usain Bolt raced astronauts in an Airbus Zero-G plane above France as part of a sponsorship event for G.H. Mumm champagne.

Before the race, Bolt shared a drink with French astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy and designer Octave de Gaulle.

But even with the drink and lack of gravity, none of it slowed Bolt down one bit as he easily beat his competitors.
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Bolt called the race mind-blowing and fun.

As for the astronauts, they went home with a bottle of bubbly they can open in space.
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