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Christmas in space? NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore surely didn't think they'd still be on the International Space Station for Christmas when they left Earth in ...
As is customary, the ISS inhabitants will likely be enjoying a special Christmas meal to mark the occasion. NASA hasn’t revealed exactly what the crew will be gobbling on, but past dinners ...
How NASA astronauts celebrate Christmas in space 03:32. NASA recently captured satellite images showing how bright the holiday lights are in cities across the country.
It's impossible to prepare a full roast meal on the ISS, but astronauts still get an approximation of a Christmas dinner. For Christmas 2018 crew members got a meal of smoked turkey, candied yams ...
Celebrating Christmas in Space Through the Years. The ISS has a history of celebrating holidays in space, dating back to the space program's early years. The Apollo 8 astronauts, namely Frank ...
Astronauts on the ISS cannot drink at Christmas. Georgi M. Grechko, left, and Yuri V. Romanenko, toast to celebrate the new year in space aboard Salyut-6. (Image credit: NASA) ...
NASA astronauts will make a second spacewalk in their effort to repair the International Space Station on Tuesday, and you can watch it live, right here. The Christmas Eve spacewalk begins at 4:10 ...
Her ISS-mates celebrated Greek Orthodox Christmas, which falls roughly two weeks after December 25, so the gesture was particularly touching to the American.
As millions of people on Earth celebrate Christmas with their families and friends today (Dec. 25), exchanging gifts and sharing elaborate meals, astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS ...
On Christmas Eve, it'll start rising in the West before setting on the South East - amateur astronomers can find the exact position where the ISS will emerge by using Nasa's 'Spot the Station' tool.
Between 1973 and 1974, astronauts aboard Skylab 4 celebrated the first Thanksgiving and New Year’s in space. The crew built a Christmas tree from the tins that carried their holiday dinner.