Did you know that the first video game to be played in space was Tetris? In 1993, Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr A. Serebrov took a Game Boy and a copy of Tetris aboard the Soyuz TM-17 mission, making it the first game to leave Earth’s atmosphere. This iconic puzzle game, developed by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984, has since become a universal symbol of video gaming, transcending borders and even gravity! Next time you’re stacking those tetrominoes, remember—you’re part of a legacy that’s literally out of this world. What’s your favorite gaming trivia? Drop a comment!