The astronauts on the ISS will be having Thanksgiving dinner too

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Like most Americans back on the ground, astronauts aboard the International Space Station will celebrate Thanksgiving with a feast: NASA food scientists have created zero-g versions of classic Thanksgiving dishes for this week's celebration.

The American astronauts currently living on the orbiting laboratory 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth's surface — commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore and flight engineer Terry Virts — as well as Italian-born flight engineer Samantha Cristoforetti, will get a day off this Thursday, Nov. 27 to celebrate Thanksgiving. At mealtime, they'll gather for some "traditional" Turkey Day fare — in zero-g form, of course. Read more...

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