Out of this world: Astronauts on the International Space Station take the Mannequin Challenge to new heights as they hover 200 miles in the air 

  • The astronauts remain still as they float around in the gravity-defying stunt
  • It was put out on Twitter by French astronaut Thomas Pesquet
  • The Mannequin Challenge has been attempted all over the world since October 

By Paddy Dinham For Mailonline

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Online trends often spread across the globe like wildfire - but the mannequin challenge's popularity has now gone outside of planet Earth.

They may be a little late to the party, but the crew members of the International Space Station performed a gravity-defying version of the viral craze.

At least four people on the satellite, which orbits more than 200 miles above Earth, are seen holding positions while floating in the air. 

They may be a little late to the party, but the crew member of the International Space Station perform a gravity-defying version of the viral craze

They may be a little late to the party, but the crew member of the International Space Station perform a gravity-defying version of the viral craze

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet tweeted out the video, saying: 'We got the whole crew together and took the #MannequinChallenge to new heights.'

The mannequin challenge seemed to be everywhere come mid-November.

The first version of the challenge was posted on Twitter October 27.

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet tweeted out the video, saying We got the whole crew together and took the #MannequinChallenge to new heights

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet tweeted out the video, saying We got the whole crew together and took the #MannequinChallenge to new heights

At least four people on the satellite, which orbits the Earth more than 200 miles up, are seen holding positions while floating in the air

At least four people on the satellite, which orbits the Earth more than 200 miles up, are seen holding positions while floating in the air

In the original 45-second video, a classroom of students stayed perfectly still (hence the mannequin part) while someone with a camera weaved in and out between the people posing.

After a few days more and more adults joined the fun and several came up with increasingly outrages poses and scenarios.

 

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