When many celebrated Thanksgiving on Earth, 250 miles above the planet’s surface a group of people were also partying with mashed potatoes and slices of Turkey.
Only instead of passing the salt, they floated it across instead !
Check out the fun they had:
There are 6 crew members on the @Space_Station right now, how do they make Thanksgiving dinner? Check it out: https://t.co/cEvJsUJPc3
— NASA (@NASA) November 26, 2015 Cosmonauts Vladimir N. Dezhurov (left) and Mikhail Tyurin, both flight engineers representing Rosaviakosmos, eat a Thanksgiving meal in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).
NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins (mostly out of frame), Expedition 38 flight engineer, offers a close-up view of his Thanksgiving meal in the Unity node of the International Space Station.
NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, Expedition 38 flight engineer, poses for a photo with his Thanksgiving meal in the Unity node of the International Space Station.
View of a food package containing cornbread dressing, a planned Thanksgiving meal item.
Something you probably won’t hear this Thanksgiving: “Float the salt, please” https://t.co/sVQrypHH3P
— NASA (@NASA) November 26, 2015 ( All images have been sourced from flickr/NASA )
