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iPhone 17 Pro Max isn’t the only Apple product being used in space recently

Zac Hall | Apr 6 2026 - 9:59 am PT

It’s no surprise that the iPhone is behind the iconic shot of Earth from NASA’s Artemis II lunar flyby mission. It turns out the iPhone isn’t the only Apple product being used by astronauts in space.

AirPods spotted on the International Space Station

As a four-person crew travels further in space than any human before today, all eyes are on NASA.

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, who is currently living aboard the International Space Station, posted the coolest workout video recently.

Apologies for the background noise, life on @Space_Station is loud! Without daily exercise on the ISS, we would lose significant muscle mass and bone density, since we don’t have the daily loading on our bodies that Earth’s gravitational environment provides.

We have the ARED… pic.twitter.com/6NSLfLnnUp
— Jessica Meir (@Astro_Jessica) March 6, 2026

Naturally, AirPods are the go-to headphones for the gym — even when the gym is orbiting the planet at 17,500 mph.

Imagine losing an AirPod in space. Zero-G might actually be useful since it’s gravity that makes AirPods travel far when accidentally flung.