One Direction 'seek help from NASA' for Drag Me Down video

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Emma Powell7 August 2015

One Direction has turned to space for their latest music video, according to reports.

The boys – made up of Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and LouisTomlinson –shot the video for new single Drag Me Down at the NASA Space Centre in Houston, Texas, according to MailOnline.

The publication also reported that the boys managed to convince bosses at the headquarters to allow them to use their airfields, training equipment and facilities.

Ben Winston – the man who shot Best Song Ever and Story Of My Life – has also worked on the new video.

A video uploaded on Twitter shows the boys shooting at the iconic venue.

An accompanying caption read: “VIDEO || A fan recorded a video of the boys during on set for 'Drag Me Down' music video!”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">&#13; <p dir="ltr" lang="en">VIDEO || A fan recorded a video of the boys during on set for 'Drag Me Down' music video! (© <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/bst1Dupdates" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2324381-https://twitter.com/bst1Dupdates" data-vars-event-id="c23">@bst1Dupdates</a>) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/deRH5QZo84" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2324381-http://t.co/deRH5QZo84" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/deRH5QZo84</a>&#13; — 1D Updates! (@OfficialWith1D) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/OfficialWith1D/status/629601689062879232" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2324381-https://twitter.com/OfficialWith1D/status/629601689062879232" data-vars-event-id="c23">August 7, 2015</a>

The boys surprised fans with the new single when they played it on the Capital FM Breakfast Show last Friday.

The track - which will be the lead single from their upcoming fifth studio album which is set for release later this year - was released on iTunes a day after former band mate Zayn Malik signed with RCA Records.

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