Astronauts Send Thanksgiving Greetings From Aboard the ISS

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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station wished everyone on Earth a happy Thanksgiving.

In a video shared by NASA, the Expedition 68 crew—NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Josh Cassada, and Nicole Mann, and JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata—shared thanks for the family, friends, and spaceflight fans following the mission at home.

'Up here, we’re on Greenwich Mean Time, which means that for half the planet, we live in the future,' Cassada said. 'So much so that we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving on Tuesday this year and working a bit on Thursday, but I think we’ll still have some time to catch some football and eat some great Thanksgiving fare.'

Astronauts have been celebrating Thanksgiving aboard the space station every November since the year 2000, according to NASA. Before that, the first Thanksgiving in space was celebrated by Skylab 4 astronauts Gerald P. Carr, Edward G. Gibson, and William R. Pogue on Nov. 22, 1973.

(NASA via TMX)

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I am so stoked for expedition 69! ^<^

screwthenet
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This is cool! My bro works at NASA! How much did it cost to get that can of Turkey up there? I forget how much per pound it cost to get into space! That's some pricey bird! Enjoy !

stevehamman
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Wow, such a special Thanksgiving gift. 🙏

mamaconsuelo
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Happy thanksgiving to the bravest of the brave! ❤ NASA!

dml
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This is fantastic!!! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!!!

sharleenawhitney
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😂😂😂😂. How did the first astronauts jump up and down on the moon with no gravity ? Hmmm lol

factsoverfear
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WOW. You guys are awesome. Thanks for the greetings from space. I wish all humans could experience the view if only for 10 minutes. It may just change their perspective as to what is really important down here. ☮️ 💕
Here's wishing your crew a wonderful Thanksgiving and a safe, productive mission. You are so inspiring. 🇺🇸 ☮️ 💙💛💜

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