Astronauts celebrate Christmas aboard the ISS
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are enjoying a rare two day weekend this Christmas.
Posted — UpdatedLike many meals aboard station, Christmas dinner will be shared. French chefs prepared treats especially for Pesquet: chicken with morels and ox tongue. NASA astronauts will be sharing hot cocoa and cider, turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing and fruit salad. The crew also enjoyed gingerbread, cran-apple cobbler and chocolate cake for dessert.
The smorgasbord is precooked and thermostabilized. ESA and Russian contributions are canned, and NASA's items are dehydrated and stored in sealed pouches. Astronauts dial up the amount of water needed on the Potable Water Dispenser installed in a wall of Destiny module, insert a needle into the pouch, press the hot water button and enjoy.
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