NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins tweeted this pic with caption: ‘Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Great friends, tasty food, and yummy desserts in space. It was a very good day.’ (Photo: Mike Hopkins/Twitter)
Imagine oneself floating in the air, actually! picture there is no coronavirus! Nope, we are not teasing you! There is basically a spot exactly where your imagination can turn out to be reality. Only problems, it is not right here on Earth! We are speaking about the International Space Station orbiting our planet. This year, when most of us have been forced to keep household, minimise celebration and cancel all our travel plans due to raging pandemic, NASA decided to give us a unique space tour. Seven astronauts celebrated the Thanksgiving in incredible sit-down dinner. Off course, there was turkey and mashed potatoes.
In a video posted by NASA’s Johnson Space Centre, the international crew spoke about what ‘Thanksgiving’ implies to them and what they will consume for the festive meal. Essentially an American tradition, Thanksgiving has now turn out to be synonym with household dinners and football!
What are you most thankful for? Right now, about 250 miles up, crewmates aboard the @Space_Station are receiving prepared to celebrate the vacation. Enjoy their unique message for us on Earth: https://t.co/u9XPCLleJ1 pic.twitter.com/ltt5qDdbUl
While right here on Earth, specialists had warned about the spike in coronavirus at this time of the year, the predicament is greater at the space station. Floating in the air, the astronauts cheerfully explained about there dinner plans. Most of the meals, even smoked turkey, was packed in compact pouches. Later, astronaut Mike Hopkins posted a stunning dinner photo from the ISS. So in case you are curious what the space crew had, here’s the unique menu: curry rice, cornbread dressing, smoked turkey and dessert also.
Around 400 km above the Earth, the International Space Centre saw 7-member crew celebrating the American vacation. Apart from the best space scientists from the NASA, Russian and Japanese astronauts are also operating at the ISS.