The holiday season is here! You probably think that your celebrations are WAY different than what is done on the International Space Station, but you might be surprised!
Check Out Christmas Traditions on the ISS
On December 24, 2006, the crew of Expedition 50 gathered together to celebrate the holidays aboard the International Space Station. Front row: Thomas Pesquet of ESA (left) and NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough (middle) and Peggy Whitson of NASA. Back row: Sergey Ryzhikov (left), Andrei Borisenko (middle), and Oleg Novitskiy (right) of Roscosmos.
Media Credit: Image courtesy of NASA
The holiday season is here! You probably think that your celebrations are WAY different than what is done on the International Space Station, but you might be surprised!
Check Out Christmas Traditions on the ISS
This is the eighteenth December in a row that crews have been on board the International Space Station during Christmas. Here’s a quick peek at some of the Christmases past spent on the station. pic.twitter.com/VgF0o9zNjj
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) December 21, 2017
Northrop Grumman CRS-15 successfully launched from Wallops Island, VA, on Feb. 21, 2021, loaded with approximately 8,000 pounds of research and supplies that included multiple investigations from the ISS National Lab.
We know many students are learning at home right now, and hands-on activities are especially important to keep students engaged and learning. Our network of ISS partners has pulled together dozens of no-cost activities for the whole family. After all, we are all in this together.
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